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TO 
MY   LITTLE   COUSINS 

RUTH  AND  ESTHER 


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Preface 

'HIS  little  book,  a  revision  of  one  pri- 
vately printed  a  few  years  ago,  has  been 
prepared  for  home  use,  and  for  this  reason 
the  classification  has  been  made  according 
to  the  age,  and  not  the  school  grade,  of  the 
child.  But  as  children  differ  so  greatly  in 
capacity,  it  should  be  understood  that  in 
this  respect  the  arrangement  is  only  approxi- 
mate. The  endeavor  has  been  made  to 
choose  those  fairy  tales  which  are  most  free 
from  horrible  happenings,  and  to  omit  all 
writings  which  tolerate  unkindness  to  ani- 
mals. Humorous  books  are  designated  by 
a  star  and  the  few  sad  ones  by  a  circle. 

The  prices  given  are  the  same  as  those 
in  the  publishers'  catalogues;  booksellers' 
prices  are  often  less. 

My  thanks  are  extended  to  those  pub- 
lishers who  have  time  and  again  cour- 
teously provided  the  facilities  for  the 
examination  of  their  publications. 

Miss  Annie  Carroll  Moore,  of  the  New 
York  Public  Library,  was  kind  enough  to 
read  for  me  the  notes  and  comments.  I 
wish  most  gratefully  to  acknowledge  the 
generous  assistance  given  me  by  Miss 

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Hewins,  of  the  Hartford  Public  Library, 
Miss  Hunt,  of  the  Brooklyn  Public  Library, 
and  Miss  Jordan,  of  the  Boston  Public 
Library,  who  examined  the  List,  and  sug- 
gested some  changes  and  a  few  additions. 
Their  approbation  is  elsewhere  expressed. 

GERTRUDE  WELD  ARNOLD. 

NUTLET,  NEW  JEESEY. 


A  Mother  s  List 

TT  is  said,  in  that  earliest  collection  of  Eng- 
lish  proverbs  which  was  made  by  John 
Heywood,  more  than  three  hundred  years 
ago,  that  "Children  must  learn  to  creep 
before  they  can  go."  This  little  book  for 
which  I  am  asked  to  write  a  brief  preface 
is,  so  far  as  I  can  find  out,  the  first  con- 
sistent effort  yet  made  towards  teaching 
children  to  read  on  John  Heywood's  prin- 
ciple. It  is  safe  to  say  that  it  is  destined  to 
carry  light  and  joy  into  multitudes  of  house- 
holds. It  is  based  upon  methods  such  as  I 
vaguely  sighed  after,  nearly  fifty  years  ago, 
when  I  was  writing  in  the  North  American 
Review  for  January,  1866,  a  paper  entitled 
Children's  Books  of  the  Year.  The  es- 
say was  written  by  request  of  Professor 
Charles  Eliot  Norton,  then  the  editor  of 
that  periodical,  and  I  can  now  see  how  im- 
mensely I  should  have  been  relieved  by  a 
book  just  like  this  Mother's  List,  a  device 
such  as  nobody  in  that  day  had  the  wisdom 
and  faithful  industry  to  put  together. 

In  glancing  over  the  books  discussed  in 
that  early  paper  of  mine,  it  is  curious  to  see 
how  the  very  titles  of  some  of  the  most 

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prominent  have  now  disappeared  from 
sight.  Where  are  the  Little  Prudy  books 
which  once  headed  the  list?  Where  are 
the  stories  of  Oliver  Optic  ?  Where  is 
Jacob  Abbott's  John  Gay;  or  Work  for 
Boys  ?  Even  Paul  and  Virginia  have  van- 
ished, taking  with  them  the  philosophic 
Rasselas  and  even  the  pretty  story  of  Un- 
dine. Nothing  of  that  list  of  thirty  titles 
is  now  well  remembered  except  Cooper's 
Leatherstocking  and  Jane  Andrews's  Seven 
Little  Sisters  Who  Live  on  the  Round 
Ball  That  Floats  in  the  Air,  a  book  which 
has  been  translated  into  the  languages  of 
remote  nations  of  the  globe,  I  myself  hav- 
ing seen  the  Chinese  and  Japanese  ver- 
sions. Thus  irregular  is  the  award  of 
time  and  we  must  accept  it.  Meanwhile 
this  new  book  is  organized  on  a  better 
plan  than  any  dreamed  of  at  that  former 
period,  the  books  being  arranged  not  merely 
by  classes  alone,  but  according  to  the  age 
of  the  proposed  readers  and  stretching  in 
regular  order  from  two  years  old  until  four- 
teen. The  whole  number  of  books  being 
very  large,  there  is  no  overdue  limitation, 
and  this  forms  the  simple  but  magical 
method  of  reaching  every  variety  of  childish 
mind. 


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Thus  excellent  have  been  the  changes: 
yet  it  is  curious  to  observe  on  closer  study 
that  the  two  classes  of  books  which  repre- 
sent the  two  extremes  among  the  childish 
readers  —  Mother  Hubbard  and  Shake- 
speare —  may  still  be  said  to  be  the  opposite 
poles  between  which  the  whole  world  of 
juvenile  literature  hangs  suspended.  A 
child  needs  to  be  supplied  with  a  proper 
diet  of  fancy  as  well  as  of  fact ;  and  of  fact 
as  well  as  fancy.  He  is  usually  so  consti- 
tuted that  if  he  were  to  find  a  fairy  every 
morning  in  his  bread  and  milk  at  breakfast, 
it  would  not  very  much  surprise  him ;  while 
yet  his  appetite  for  the  substantial  food 
remains  the  same.  Alice's  Adventures  in 
Wonderland  seem  nowhere  very  strange  to 
him,  while  Chaucer  and  Spenser  need  only 
to  be  simply  told,  while  Dana's  Two 
Years  Before  the  Mast  and  Hughes's  Tom 
Brown's  School  Days  at  Rugby  hold  their 
own  as  well  as  Jack  and  the  Bean-Stalk. 
Grown  up  people  have  their  prejudices,  but 
children  have  few  or  none.  A  pound  of 
feathers  and  a  pound  of  lead  will  usually 
be  found  to  weigh  the  same  in  their  scales. 
Nay,  we,  their  grandparents,  know  by  ex- 
.perience  that  there  may  be  early  cadences 
in  their,  ears  which  may  last  all  their  lives. 


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For  instance,  Caroline  Fry's  Listener  would 
now  scarcely  find  a  reader  in  any  group 
of  children,  yet  there  is  one  passage  in  the 
book  —  one  which  forms  the  close  of  some 
beggar's  story  about  "Never  more  behold- 
ing Margaret  Somebody  and  her  sunburnt 
child  "  —  which  would  probably  bring  tears 
to  the  present  writer's  eyes  today,  although 
he  has  not  seen  the  book  since  he  was 
ten  years  of  age. 

It  may  be  that  every  mature  reader  will 
miss  from  the  list  some  book  or  books  of 
that  precious  childish  literature  which  once 
throve  and  flourished  behind  school  desks. 
They  were  books  founded  partly  on  famous 
history,  as  that  of  Baron  Trenck  and  his 
escapes  from  prison,  Rinaldo  Rinaldini, 
and  The  Three  Spaniards.  I  am  told  that 
children  do  not  now  find  them  in  a  ped- 
lar's pack  as  we  once  found  them,  accom- 
panied by  buns  and  peddled  like  them  at 
recess  time.  Even  if  we  should  find  them 
both  in  such  a  place,  they  might  have  no 
such  flavor  for  us  now.  It  is  something  if 
the  flowers  of  American  gossip  are  retained 
in  similar  stories,  even  if  their  atmosphere 
is  retreating  from  all  the  hills.  It  is  enough 
to  know  that  we  have  for  all  our  children 
the  works  of  Louisa  Alcott  and  Susan 


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Coolidge;  that  they  have  Aldrich's  Story 
of  a  Bad  Boy  and  Mrs.  Dodge's  Hans 
Brinker  and  Miss  Hale's  Peterkin  Papers 
and  The  William  Henry  Letters  by  Mrs. 
Diaz.  We  need  not  complain  so  long  as 
our  children  can  look  inexhaustively  across 
the  ocean  for  Andrew  Lang's  latest  fairy- 
book  and  Grimm's  Household  Stories  as 
introduced  to  a  new  immortality  by  John 
Ruskin. 

THOMAS  WENTWORTH  HIGGINSON. 
CAMBRIDGE,  MASS.,  January  4,  1909. 


Appreciations 

I  think  your  selections  very  carefully 
made  and  well  adapted  to  children  who 
have  books  at  home  and  mothers  who  read 
them.  .  .  .  With  many  congratulations  on 
the  excellence  of  vour  book,  both  in  form 

V 

and  substance,  believe  me  yours  sincerely, 

CAKOLINE  M.  HE  WINS. 

Hartford  Public  Library. 


You  do  not  owe  me  any  thanks  for  my 
little  assistance,  for  you  have  given  me  quite 
as  much  as  I  have  given  you.  It  is  more 
stimulating  than  you  can  believe  to  discuss 
the  subject  with  one  whose  point  of  view  is 
not  that  of  the  librarian.  You  must  not  call 
yourself  an  amateur,  however,  for  you  are 
an  expert  on  children's  books.  I  have 
gained  a  great  many  ideas  from  you,  and 
have  enjoyed  comparing  notes  with  you 
immensely. 

Sincerely  yours, 

CLARA  W.  HUNT. 

Brooklyn  Public  Library. 


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APPRECIATIONS 

I  am  sending  back  your  book  with  my 
notes  and  suggestions.  It  is  an  uncom- 
monly good  list,  however,  and  there  is  little 
that  I  have  wished  to  add  or  to  take  away. 
.  .  .  Your  list  is  so  good  that  I  know  you 
must  have  spent  a  great  deal  of  time  and 
very  definite  thought  over  it.  You  have 
certainly  covered  the  ground  thoroughly.  .  .  . 
I  have  enjoyed  seeing  your  list  and  shall  be 
greatly  interested  in  seeing  it  in  final  form. 

Sincerely  yours, 

ALICE  M.  JORDAN. 

Boston  Public  Library. 


Contents 


PREFACE     ix 

A    MOTHER'S  LIST  BY  THOMAS   WENTWORTH 

HIGGINSON     xi 

APPRECIATIONS xvii 

Two  YEARS  OF  AGE 21 

THREE  YEARS  OF  AGE 23 

FOUR  YEARS  OF  AGE 28 

FIVE  YEARS  OF  AGE 32 

Six  YEARS  OF  AGE 40 

SEVEN  YEARS  OF  AGE 50 

EIGHT  YEARS  OF  AGE 59 

NINE  YEARS  OF  AGE 73 

TEN  YEARS  OF  AGE 92 

ELEVEN  YEARS  or  AGE 114 

TWELVE  YEARS  OF  AGE     141 

THIRTEEN  YEARS  OF  AGE 171 

FOURTEEN  YEARS  OF  AGE  .  198 


AUTHOR  AND  TITLE  INDEX ,  .     233 

KEY  TO  PUBLISHERS 269 

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Two  Years  of  Age 

O  Babees  yonge,  My  Book  only  is  made  for  youre 
lemynge. 

THE  BABEES  BOOK.     Circa  1475. 


PICTURE-BOOKS 

The  baby's  first  book  will  naturally  be  a  picture- 
book,  for  pictures  appeal  to  him  early,  and  with  great 
force.  ...  If  we  understood  children  better,  we  should 
realize  this  vitality  which  pictures  have  for  them,  and 
should  be  more  careful  to  give  them  the  best. 

W.  T.  FIELD. 

THE  CHILDREN'S  FARM.       Button.     1.25 

These  colored  pictures  of  the  different  farm 
animals,  mounted  on  boards,  will  please  the 
littlest  ones. 

CRANE,    WALTER     (Illustrator).      Mother 
Hubbard.  Lane.     .25 

As  children  are  favorably  influenced  by  good 
pictures,  it  is  a  pity  to  give  them  any  but  the 
best,  among  which  Walter  Crane's  certainly 
stand.  Attention  is  drawn  to  the  designs  of  the 

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cover-pages  of  the  books  of  this  series,  which  are 
quite  as  attractive  as  the  text  illustrations. 

The  drawings  for  Mother  Hubbard  are  among 
Mr.  Crane's  most  successful  efforts.  Tiny  folk 
will  be  entranced  with  the  pictures  of  this  mar- 
vellous white  doggie. 

"This  wonderful  Dog 
Was  Dame  Hubbard's  delight, 
He  could  sing,  he  could  dance, 
He  could  read,  he  could  write." 

CRANE,  WALTER   (Illustrator).     This  Lit- 
tle Pig.  Lane.     .25 

Let  us  travel  to  Piggy-land  for  a  few  moments, 
with  the  baby,  and  it  will  probably  be  the  first  of 
many  trips,  with  these  gay  pictures  to  guide  us. 


BOOKS     FOR     CHILDREN 


Three  Years  of  Age 


A  dreary  place  would  be  this  earth, 
Were  there  no  little  people  in  it ; 

•  •*•*•• 

Life's  song,  indeed,  would  lose  its  charm, 
Were  there  no  babies  to  begin  it. 

WHITTIEB. 

PICTURE-BOOKS 

What  an  unprejudiced  and  wholly  spontaneous  ac- 
claim awaits  the  artist  who  gives  his  best  to  the  little 
ones!  They  do  not  place  his  work  in  portfolios  or 
locked  glass  cases ;  they  thumb  it  to  death,  surely  the 
happiest  of  all  fates  for  any  printed  book. 

GLEESON  WHITE. 

BANNERMAN,  HELEN.    *The  Story  of  Little 
Black  Sambo.  Stokes.     .50 

Written  and  illustrated  by  an  Englishwoman 
in  India  for  her  two  small  daughters,  Little 
Black  Sambo,  with  its  absurd  story,  and  funny 
crude  pictures  in  color,  will  delight  young  chil- 
dren of  all  lands. 

CALDECOTT,  RANDOLPH  (Illustrator).    The 
Farmer's  Boy.  Warne.     .25 

These  delicately  colored  prints,  with  their  at- 
mosphere of  English  country  life,  well  accord 
with  the  old  cumulative  verses  which  they 

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accompany.  Mr.  Caldecott  has  charmingly  illus- 
trated this  and  the  following  picture-books. 
Some  of  the  illustrations  in  each  book  are  in 
color  and  some  in  black  and  white. 

The  Caldecott  toy-books, 

They  fix  for  all  time 
The  favorite  heroes 

Of  nursery  rhyme. 

The  Caldecott  toy-books  — 

We  never  shall  find 
A  gracefuller  pencil, 

A  merrier  mind ! 

L. 

CALDECOTT,    RANDOLPH     (Illustrator).      A 
Frog  He  Would  a- Wooing  Go. 

Warne.     .25 

The  drawings  portray  Mr.  Frog,  Mr.  Rat,  and 
the  tragic  ending  to  the  festivities  at  Mousey's 
Hall. 

Caldecott  was  a  fine  literary  artist,  who  was  able 
to  express  himself  with  rare  facility  in  pictures  in  place 
of  words,  so  that  his  comments  upon  a  simple  text 
reveal  endless  subtleties  of  thought.  .  .  .  You  have 
but  to  turn  to  any  of  his  toy-books  to  see  that  at  times 
each  word,  almost  each  syllable,  inspired  its  own 
picture.  .  .  .  He  studied  his  subject  as  no  one  else 
ever  studied  it.  ...  Then  he  portrayed  it  simply  and 
with  inimitable  vigor,  with  a  fine  economy  of  line  and 
colour;  when  colour  is  added,  it  is  mainly  as  a  gay 
convention,  and  not  closely  imitative  of  nature. 

GLEESON  WHITE. 

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CALDECOTT,  RANDOLPH  (Illustrator).     Hey 
Diddle  Diddle,  and  Baby  Bunting. 

Warne.     .25 

The  pictures  to  Hey  Diddle  Diddle  are  instinct 
with  joyousness.  Baby  Bunting's  father  was  a 
jovial  huntsman  of  the  old  English  type. 


CALDECOTT,   RANDOLPH  (Illustrator).    The 
House  that  Jack  Built.          Warne.     .25 

Children  will  be  greatly  amused  by  the  funny 
Rat, 

"That  ate  the  Malt, 
That  lay  in  the  House 
that  Jack  built." 


CALDECOTT,    RANDOLPH  (Illustrator).    The 
Milkmaid.  Warne.     .25 

We  are  glad  when  the  young  squire,  whose 
interest  in  the  destination  of  the  pretty  maid 
the  old  song  recounts,  meets  his  proper  deserts 
through  the  clever  pencil  of  Mr.  Caldecott. 

CALDECOTT,    RANDOLPH  (Illustrator).    The 
Queen  of  Hearts.  Warne.     .25 

These  pictures  suggest  in  color  and  design 
those  found  on  playing  cards,  and  they  are  very 
good  indeed. 

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CALDECOTT,  RANDOLPH  (Illustrator).  Ride 
a-Cock  Horse  to  Banbury  Cross,  and 
A  Farmer  Went  Trotting  upon  His  Grey 
Mare.  Warne.  .25 

Would  n't  we  all  like  to  ride  these  sturdy  nags 
through  the  lovely  English  country,  even  if  we 
were  n't  to  have  the  extra  attraction  of  seeing  a 
fine  lady  on  a  white  horse  ? 

Children  will  love  to  read  of  the  stout  farmer 
and  his  pretty  daughter,  who  went  trotting  to 
market, 

"Bumpety,  bumpety,  bump!" 

CALDECOTT,  RANDOLPH  (Illustrator).  Sing 
a  Song  for  Sixpence.  *Warne.  .25 

The  little  boy  and  girl  king  and  queen  are 
fascinating  to  real  little  boys  and  girls,  and  it  is 
pleasant  to  be  sure  from  the  pictures  that  they 
liked  the  same  things  that  children  like  to-day. 

CRANE,  WALTER  (Illustrator).  The  Baby's 
Opera.  Warne.  1.50 

A  Book  of  Old  Rhymes  with  New  Dresses  by  Wal- 
ter Crane.  The  Music  by  the  Earliest  Masters.  — 
Title-page. 

This  collection  of  English  rhymes  contains 
The  Mulberry  Bush,  King  Arthur,  Jack  and  Jill, 
and  many  others  equally  familiar,  with  the  ac- 
companying music  for  each. 

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CRANE,    WALTER  (Illustrator).     The  Fairy 
Ship.  Lane.     .25 

One  of  Mr.  Crane's  best.    The  duck  captain 
and  mouse  sailors  are  utterly  captivating. 

'There  were  fifty  little  sailors 
Skipping  o'er  the  decks ; 
They  were  fifty  little  white  mice, 
With  rings  around  their  necks  " 


BOOKS     FOR     CHILDREN 


Four  Years  of  Age 

He  thai  neer  learns  his  ABC, 
For  ever  will  a  blockhead  be; 
But  he  that  learns  these  letters  fair, 
Shall  have  a  Coach  to  take  the  Air. 
THE  ROYAL  BATTLEDORE.    Newbery.    Circa  1744. 

PICTURE-BOOKS 

Summer  fading,  winter  comes  — 
Frosty  mornings,  tingling  thumbs, 
Window  robins,  winter  rooks, 
And  the  picture  story-books. 

•  •*•••• 

All  the  pretty  things  put  by, 
Wait  upon  the  children's  eye, 
Sheep  and  shepherds,  trees  and  crooks, 
In  the  picture  story-books. 

STEVENSON. 

CRANE,  WALTER  (Illustrator).    The  Baby's 
Own  Alphabet.  Lane.     .25 

The  ABC,  accompanied  by  old  English 
rhymes.  There  are  three  or  four  illustrations  to 
a  page. 

FRANCIS,  J.  G.    *  A  Book  of  Cheerful  Cats 
and  Other  Animated  Animals. 

Century.     1.00 

Funny  verses  and  even  funnier  animal  pic- 
tures. A  delightful  book  for  old  and  young, 
because  of  the  ability  shown  in  the  illustrations. 

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POETRY,  COLLECTIONS  OF  POETRY 

AND    PROSE,    AND    STORIES 

ADAPTED  FROM  GREAT 

AUTHORS 

The  mother  sits  and  sings  her  baby  to  sleep;  here 
is  one  of  the  very  best  opportunities  for  the  right  litera- 
ture at  the  right  time. 

MBS.  H.  L.  ELMENDORF. 

LANG,  ANDREW  (Editor).  The  Nursery 
Rhyme  Book.  Illustrated  by  L.  Leslie 
Brooke.  Warne.  1.50 

An  exceptional  collection  of  the  ancient  rhymes, 
songs,  charms,  and  lullabies,  accompanied  by 
interesting  pictures. 

"In  Mr.  Halliwell's  Collection,  from  which  this 
volume  is  abridged,  no  manuscript  authority  goes 
further  back  than  the  reign  of  Henry  VIII.,  though 
King  Arthur  and  Robin  Hood  are  mentioned.  .  .  . 
Thus  our  old  nursery7  rhymes  are  smooth  stones  from 
the  book  of  time,  worn  round  by  constant  friction  of 
tongues  long  silent." 

STEVENSON,  R.  L.  A  Child's  Garden  of 
Verses.  Illustrated  by  Jessie  Willcox 
Smith.  Scribner.  2.50 

It  is  generally  admitted  that  no  one  has  com- 
prehended and  written  from  the  child's  point  of 
view  as  did  Stevenson.  This  volume  should  be 
among  the  first  to  be  put  into  the  hands  of  our 

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little  ones.  Besides  the  black  and  white  text 
illustrations  there  are  twelve  full-page  pictures 
in  color,  all  by  Jessie  Willcox  Smith. 

STEVENSON,    R.    L.     A  Child's  Garden  of 
Verses.    Illustrated  by  Charles  Robinson. 

Scribner.     1.50 

There  are  some  who  will  prefer  this  small 
edition,  beautifully  illustrated  in  black  and  white. 

WELSH,     CHARLES    (Editor).     A   Book   of 
Nursery  Rhymes.  Heath.     .30 

Mr.  Welsh  has  arranged  this  excellent  collec- 
tion of  Mother  Goose  in  accordance  with  the 
child's  development,  placing  the  rhymes  in  four 
divisions:  Mother  Play,  Mother  Stories,  Child 
Play,  and  Child  Stories. 

STORIES 

To  Master  John  the  English  maid 
A  hornbook  gives,  of  gingerbread ; 
And  that  the  child  may  learn  the  better, 
As  he  can  name,  he  eats  each  letter. 
Proceeding  thus  with  vast  delight, 
He  spells  and  gnaws  from  left  to  right. 

PRIOR.    1718. 

POTTER,     BEATRIX.      The   Tale   of   Peter 
Rabbit.     Illustrated  by  the  Author. 

Wame.     .50 

The  diverting  history  of  four  little  rabbits: 
Flopsy,  Mopsy,  Cotton-tail,  and  naughty  Peter 

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who  would  go  into  Mr.  McGregor's  garden, 
where  he  had  many  exciting  adventures.  The 
tiny  volumes  of  this  series,  with  their  fascinating 
colored  illustrations,  are  very  delightful. 

SMITH,  GERTRUDE.  The  Arabella  and 
Araminta  Stories.  Illustrated  by  Ethel 
Reed.  Small.  1.00 

Simple  every-day  happenings  in  the  lives  of 
little  twin  sisters,  related  with  much  of  the  rep- 
etition so  pleasing  to  very  young  children. 
There  are  plenty  of  pictures. 

SMITH,  GERTRUDE.  The  Roggie  and  Reggie 
Stories.  Illustrated  by  M.  H.  Squire  and 
E.  Mars.  Harper.  1.50 

This  companion  to  The  Arabella  and  Ara- 
minta Stories  tells  in  the  same  pleasant  reitera- 
tive style  of  the  doings  of  the  little  girls'  little  twin 
brothers.  The  illustrations  are  in  color. 


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Five  Years  of  Age 


How  am  I  to  sing  your  praise, 
Happy  chimney-corner  days, 
Sitting  safe  in  nursery  nooks, 
Reading  picture  story-books? 

STEVENSON. 


GEOGRAPHY,  TRAVEL,  AND 
DESCRIPTION 

When  the  ice  lets  go  the  river, 
When  the  wild-geese  come  again, 
When  the  sugar-maple  swells, 
When  the  maple  swells  its  buds, 
Then  the  little  blue  birds  come, 
Then  my  little  Blue  Bird  came. 

Indian  lullaby  from  THE  CHILDHOOD  OF 
JI-SHIB  THE  OJIBWA. 


DEMING,  T.   O.    Indian  Child-Life.    Illus- 
trated by  E.  W.  Deming. 

Stokes.     2.00 

Pleasant  sketches  of  the  children  of  differ- 
ent tribes,  with  many  full-page  color  plates 
after  paintings  in  water-color,  and  black  and 
white  illustrations.  The  big  oblong  pictures, 
with  their  primitive  Indian  coloring,  are  unusually 
attractive. 

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MYTHOLOGY,  FOLK-LORE,  LE- 
GENDS, AND  FAIRY  TALES 

Jack,  commonly  called  the  giant-killer,  and  Thomas 
Thumb  landed  in  England  from  the  very  same  keels 
and  war-ships  which  conveyed  Hengist  and  Horsa, 
and  Ebba  the  Saxon. 

SCOTT. 

BROOKE,  L.  L.  (Illustrator).  The  Golden 
Goose  Book.  Warne.  2.00 

Mr.  Brooke  has  appropriately  illustrated  these 
old  favorites :  The  Golden  Goose,  The  Story  of 
the  Three  Bears,  The  Story  of  the  Three  Little 
Pigs,  and  Tom  Thumb.  Of  the  four,  the  most 
popular  is  the  tale  of  the  adventures  of  little  Tom, 
the  favorite  dwarf  of  the  Court  of  King  Arthur. 

"Long  time  he  lived  in  jollity, 

Beloved  of  the  Court, 
•    And  none  like  Tom  was  so  esteemed 
Amongst  the  better  sort." 

LA  FONTAINE,  JEAN  DE.  Select  Fables 
from  La  Fontaine.  Illustrated  by  L.  M. 
Boutet  de  Monvel. 

S.  x .  C.  K. 
Stechert.     1.80 

This  edition  is  chosen  because  of  Monsieur 
Boutet  de  MonveFs  charming  small  illustrations 
in  color.  There  are  from  two  to  eight  pictures 

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on  each  page,  accompanying  the  text,  which  is 
in  verse. 

As  color  appeals  to  the  child  before  he  has  much 
notion  of  form,  his  first  picture-book  should  be  colored, 
and  as  his  ideas  of  form  develop  slowly,  his  first  pic- 
tures should  be  in  outline,  and  unencumbered  with 
detail.  The  French  illustrator,  Boutet  de  Monvel,  has 
given  us  the  ideal  pictures  for  young  children. 

W.  T.  FIELD. 


POETRY,  COLLECTIONS  OF  POETRY 

AND    PROSE,    AND    STORIES 

ADAPTED  FROM  GREAT 

AUTHORS 

Blind  Homer  and  the  chief  singer  of  Israel  and 
skalds  and  bards  and  minnesingers  are  all  gone,  tradi- 
tion is  almost  a  byword,  but  mothers  still  live,  and 
children  need  not  wait  until  they  have  conquered  the 
crabbed  types  before  they  begin  to  love  literature. 

MRS.  H.  L.  ELMENDOEF. 

ADELBOEG,  OTTILIA.    *  Clean  Peter  and  the 
Children  of  Grubbylea. 

Longmans.     1.25 

This  large  oblong  book  contains  simple  verses 
accompanying  delightful  full-page  pictures  in 
delicate  colors  somewhat  after  the  French  manner. 
It  tells  how  Clean  Peter  brought  tidiness  to  a 
little  town. 

.     "  The  children  out  in  Grubbylea 
Are  all  as  clean  as  clean  can  be. 
And  Peter 's  living  there  to-day, 
The  children  begged  him  so  to  stay." 

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BURGESS,  GELETT.  *  Goops  and  How  To 
Be  Them.  A  Manual  of  Manners  for 
Polite  Infants.  Illustrated  by  the  Author. 

Stokes.     1.50 

If  there  ever  was  anyone  who  could  cover 
little  pills  with  a  thick  coating  of  sugar,  it  was 
Mr.  Burgess  when  he  wrote  these  clever  verses 
and  drew  these  ninety  original  and  always  funny 
pictures.  Children  delight  in  the  Goops.  It  is 
almost  worth  while  being  one  to  have  this  volume 
of  warning  thrust  into  our  hands. 

"I  never  knew  a  Goop  to  help  his  mother, 
I  never  knew  a  Goop  to  help  his  dad, 
And  they  never  do  a  thing  for  one  another; 
They  are  actually,  absolutely  bad  ! 

"If  you  ask  a  Goop  to  go  and  post  a  letter, 
Or  to  run  upon  an  errand,  h&w  they  act ! 
But  somehow  I  imagine  you  are  better, 
And  you  try  to  go,  and  cry  to  go,  in  fact!" 

BURGESS,  GELETT.  *  More  Goops  and  How 
Not  To  Be  Them.  A  Manual  of  Manners 
for  Impolite  Infants.  Illustrated  by  the 
Author.  Stokes.  1.50 

A  delightful  companion  volume  of  dreadful 
examples.  With  ninety-seven  illustrations. 

''You  who  are  the  oldest, 
You  who  are  the  tallest, 
Don't  you  think  you  ought  to  help 
The  youngest  and  the  smallest  ? 

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"You  who  are  the  strongest, 
You  who  are  the  quickest, 
Don't  you  think  you  ought  to  help 
The  weakest  and  the  sickest  ? 

"Never  mind  the  trouble, 
Help  them  all  you  can; 
Be  a  little  woman ! 
Be  a  little  man!" 

HEADLAND,    I.    T.    (Translator).     Chinese 
Mother  Goose  Rhymes. 

Revell.     1.00 

Mr.  Headland,  who  is  a  professor  in  the  Im- 
perial University  at  Peking,  tells  us:  'There  is 
no  language  in  the  world,  we  venture  to  believe, 
which  contains  children's  songs  expressive  of 
more  keen  and  tender  affection.  .  .  .  This  fact, 
more  than  any  other,  has  stimulated  us  in  the 
preparation  of  these  rhymes.  .  .  .  The  illustra- 
tions have  all  been  prepared  by  the  translator 
specially  for  this  work." 

The  Oriental  atmosphere  of  the  book  and  the 
many  Chinese  pictures  lead  our  children  of  the 
Western  world  most  delightfully  into  this  old 
land. 

"He  climbed  up  the  candlestick, 
The  little  mousey  brown, 
To  steal  and  eat  tallow, 
And  he  could  n't  get  down. 
He  called  for  his  grandma, 
But  his  grandma  was  in  town, 
So  he  doubled  up  into  a  wheel 
Aod  rolled  himself  down." 

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LEAR,  EDWARD.    *  Nonsense  Books. 

Little.     2.00 

The  nonsense  classic,  which  should  be  among 
the  first  books  secured  for  a  child's  library.  This 
edition  contains  all  the  Nonsense  Books,  with 
all  the  original  illustrations. 

" '  How  pleasant  to  know  Mr.  Lear,' 
Who  has  written  such  volumes  of  stuff ! 
Some  think  him  ill-tempered  and  queer, 
But  a  few  think  him  pleasant  enough." 


NORTON,  C.  E.  (Editor).  Heart  of  Oak 
Books.  Volume  I.  Rhymes,  Jingles, 
and  Fables.  Heath.  .25 

"Mother  Goose  is  the  best  primer.  No  matter  if 
the  rhymes  be  nonsense  verses;  many  a  poet  might 
learn  the  lesson  of  good  versification  from  them,  and 
the  child  in  repeating  them  is  acquiring  the  accent  of 
emphasis  and  of  rhythmical  form."  —  Preface. 


SAGE,  BETTY  (Pseudonym  of  Mrs.  E.  (S.) 
Goodwin).  Rhymes  of  Real  Children. 
Illustrated  by  Jessie  Willcox  Smith. 

Duffield.     1.50 

These  verses  are  written  from  the  child's 
point  of  view,  and  are  delightful  alike  to  young 
and  old.  Miss  Smith  never  did  better  work  than 
in  these  beautiful  sympathetic  pictures  and  fasci- 
nating borders.  The  book  is  a  large  square  one. 

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"If  you  could  see  our  Mother  play 
On  the  floor, 

You'd  never  think  she  was  as  old 
As  twenty-four. 

On  Sunday,  when  she  goes  to  church, 
It  might  be, 

But  Tuesdays  she  is  just  the  age 
Of  Joe  and  me." 

UPTON,  BERTHA.  *  The  Adventures  of  Two 
Dutch  Dolls  and  a  Golliwogg.  Illus- 
trated by  Florence  K.  Upton. 

Longmans.     2.00 

Children  will  like  the  funny,  brightly  colored 
pictures  in  this  large  oblong  book,  and  will  be 
fascinated  by  the  Golliwogg.  The  verses  are 
not  equal  to  the  illustrations. 

STORIES 

President  Thwing  says:  "Children  rarely  have  but 
one  object  in  reading,  and  that  is  to  amuse  themselves" ; 
and  surely  in  this  playtime  of  life  this  aim  should  be 
the  chief  one. 

A.  H.  WIKEL. 

CRAIK,  G.  M.  (Mrs.  G.  M.  (C.)  May).  So- 
Fat  and  Mew-Mew.  Heath.  .20 

An  account  of  two  little  animal  friends,  a  cat 
and  dog,  which  will  please  small  children  who 
are  outgrowing  Mother  Goose. 

HOPKINS,  W.  J.  The  Sandman  :  His  Farm 
Stories.  Page.  1.50 

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Very  simple  and  delightful  narratives  of  the 
life  of  a  little  boy  on  a  farm  seventy-five  years 
ago.  The  atmosphere  of  the  sketches  is  redolent 
of  wholesome  country  life.  They  were  used  as 
bedtime  stories  at  home  for  several  years  before 
publication. 

POTTER,   BEATRIX.    The  Tale  of  Benjamin 
Bunny.    Illustrated  by  the  Author. 

Warne.     .50 

The  story  of  little  Benjamin  Bunny's  visit  to 
his  cousin  Peter  Rabbit.  A  companion  volume 
to  The  Tale  of  Peter  Rabbit.  These  colored 
pictures  of  the  small  bunnies  seem  to  the  com- 
piler the  cunningest  of  this  charming  series. 

POTTER,    BEATRIX.     The  Tale  of  Squirrel 
Nutkin.     Illustrated  by  the  Author. 

Warne.     .50 

Telling  how  bad  little  Nutkin  was  rude  and 
saucy  to  Old  Brown  the  owl,  and  what  came  of 
it.  Very  exciting,  but  not  harrowing,  even  for 
tiny  listeners.  The  pictures  are  in  color. 


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Six  Years  of  Age 

i 

"Babies  do  not  want,"  said  he,  "to  hear  about  babies; 
they  like  to  be  told  of  giants  and  castles,  and  of  somewhat 
which  can  stretch  and  stimulate  their  little  minds" 

DB.  JOHNSON.     Recorded  by  Mrs.  Piozzi. 

AMUSEMENTS  AND  HANDICRAFT 

Happy  hearts  and  happy  faces, 
Happy  play  in  grassy  places  — 
That  was  how,  in  ancient  ages, 
Children  grew  to  kings  and  sages. 

STEVENSON. 

WALKER,  M.  C.    Lady  Hollyhock  and  Her 
Friends.  Baker.     1.25 

Suggestions  for  making  charming  dollies  from 
fruits,  vegetables,  and  flowers.  The  illustrations, 
many  in  color,  are  attractive  and  explanatory, 
but  the  text  must  be  read  to  the  children,  as  it 
is  somewhat  advanced  for  them. 


GEOGRAPHY,  TRAVEL,  AND 
DESCRIPTION 

Little  Indian,  Sioux  or  Crow, 

Little  frosty  Eskimo, 

Little  Turk  or  Japanee, 

O !  don't  you  wish  that  you  were  me  ? 


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You  have  curious  things  to  eat, 
I  am  fed  on  proper  meat; 
You  must  dwell  beyond  the  foam, 
But  I  am  safe  and  live  at  home. 

STEVENSON. 

ANDREWS,  JANE.  The  Seven  Little  Sisters 
Who  Live  on  the  Round  Ball  That 
Floats  in  the  Air.  Ginn.  .50 

These  simple  stories,  written  for  the  girls  and 
boys  of  a  generation  ago,  have  taken  their  place 
among  the  charming  and  vivid  descriptions  of 
child-life  in  different  lands. 

The  round  ball  is  the  earth,  and  the  sisters  are  the 
tribes  that  dwell  thereon.  The  little  book  was  conceived 
in  a  happy  hour ;  its  pictures  are  so  real  and  so  graphic, 
so  warm  and  so  human,  that  the  most  literal  and  the 
most  imaginative  of  children  must  find  in  them,  not 
only  something  to  charm,  but  also  to  mould  pleasant 
associations  for  maturer  years. 

THOMAS  WENTWORTH  HIGGINSON. 


MYTHOLOGY,  FOLK-LORE,  LE- 
GENDS, AND   FAIRY  TALES 

And  as  with  the  toys,  so  with  the  toy-books.  They 
exist  everywhere:  there  is  no  calculating  the  distance 
through  which  the  stories  come  to  us,  the  number  of 
languages  through  which  they  have  been  filtered,  or 
the  centuries  during  which  they  have  been  told.  Many 
of  them  have  been  narrated,  almost  in  their  present 
shape,  for  thousands  of  years  since,  to  little  copper- 
coloured  Sanscrit  children,  listening  to  their  mother 
under  the  palm-trees  by  the  banks  of  the  yellow  Jumna 

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—  their  Brahmin  mother,  who  softly  narrated  them 
through  the  ring  in  her  noser.  The  very  same  tale  has 
been  heard  by  the  Northmen  Vikings  as  they  lay  on 
their  shields  on  deck;  and  by  Arabs  couched  under 
the  stars  on  the  Syrian  plains  when  the  flocks  were 
gathered  in  and  the  mares  were  picketed  by  the  tents. 

THACKERAY. 

CRANE,  WALTER  (Illustrator).    Aladdin. 

Lane.     .25 

• 

These  richly  colored  Eastern  pictures  will 
give  even  little  children  a  suggestion  of  the  splen- 
dor of  the  Orient.  Let  us  hope  that  they  will 
never  be  too  ready  to  answer  the  call  of  ;'New 
lamps  for  old  ones. " 

Walter  Crane  is  the  serious  apostle  of  art  for  the 
nursery,  who  strove  to  beautify  its  ideal,  to  decorate  its 
legends  with  a  real  knowledge  of  architecture  and 
costume,  and  to  mount  the  fairy  stories  with  a  certain 
archaeological  splendor.  ...  As  a  maker  of  children's 
books,  no  one  ever  attempted  the  task  he  fulfilled  so 
gayly,  and  no  one  since  has  beaten  him  on  his  own 
ground. 

GLEESON  WHITE. 

CRANE,    WALTER    (Illustrator).     AH   Baba 
and  the  Forty  Thieves.  Lane.     .25 

It  seems  hardly  right  to  omit  this  edition  of 
so  celebrated  a  tale  pictured  by  so  celebrated 
an  artist,  yet  Mr.  Crane's  work  breathes  mystery 
and  Oriental  cunning  from  every  page,  and  should 
be  given  to  our  youngsters  only  after  examina- 
tion, as  a  highly-strung  child  might  be  frightened 
by  it.  The  picture  of  the  resourceful  Morgiana 

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filling  the  oil-jars,  while  a  dreadful  robber  with 
saucer-like  eyes  peers  from  one  of  them,  is  awful 
indeed. 

CRANE,   WALTER  (Illustrator).    Beauty  and 
the  Beast.  Lane.     .25 

Charming  illustrations  accompany  this  prose 
version  of  the  ancient  favorite  which  will  long 
endure  because  of  the  great  truth  underlying  the 
grotesque  tale. 

CRANE,    WALTER  (Illustrator).     Cinderella 

Lane.     .25 

May  every  little  girl  find  the  fairy  prince  of 
her  imagination ! 

CRANE,    WALTER   (Illustrator).     The  Frog 
Prince.  Lane.     .25 

The  story  of  the  frog  who  was  transformed 
into  the  handsome  prince  is  as  immortal  as  child- 
hood. May  we  all  remember  the  King's  com- 
mand to  his  daughter:  "He  who  helped  you 
in  the  time  of  your  trouble  must  not  now  be 
despised." 

CRANE,    WALTER   (Illustrator).     Jack  and 
the  Bean-Stalk.  Lane.     .25 

Ogre-like  indeed  is  the  giant,  and  we  breathe 
a  sigh  of  relief  when  verses  as  well  as  pictures 
make  it  quite  certain  that  Jack  has  escaped  for 

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t 

the  third  time  with  his  golden  treasure.  The 
beans  of  King  Alfred's  day  seem  to  have  closely 
resembled  the  wild  oats  of  our  own. 

CRANE,  WALTER  (Illustrator).  The  Sleep- 
ing Beauty.  Lane.  .25 

"So  sweet  a  face,  so  fair  —  was  never 

beauty  such  as  this ; 
He  stands  —  he  stoops  to  gaze  —  he  kneels  — 

he  wakes  her  with  a  kiss. 
He  leads  her  forth;  the  magic  sleep 

of  all  the  Court  is  o'er  — 
They  wake,  they  move,  they  talk,  they  laugh, 

just  as  they  did  of  yore 
A  hundred  years  ago." 

POETRY,  COLLECTIONS  OF  POETRY 

AND  PROSE,  AND  STORIES 

ADAPTED  FROM  GREAT 

AUTHORS 

Children  seem  to  possess  an  inherent  conviction 
that  when  the  hole  is  big  enough  for  the  cat,  no  smaller 
one  at  the  side  is  needed  for  the  kitten.  They  don't 
really  care  for  "Glimpses"  of  this,  or  "Gleanings"  of 
that,  or  "Footsteps"  to  the  other  —  but  would  rather 
stretch  and  pull,  and  get  on  tiptoe  to  reach  the  sweeter 
fruit  above  them,  than  confine  themselves  to  the  crabs 
which  grow  to  their  level. 

Miss  RIGBY.     1844. 

COWPER,  WILLIAM.  *The  Diverting  His- 
tory of  John  Gilpin.  Illustrated  by 
Randolph  Caldecott.  Warne.  .25 

A  spirited  delineation  of  the  never-to-be- 
forgotten  ride. 

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Cox,  PALMER.  *The  Brownies:  Their 
Book.  Illustrated  by  the  Author. 

Century.     1.50 

Every  child  should  know  Mr.  Cox's  prankish, 
helpful  Brownies.  The  verses  are  accompanied 
by  many  delightful  pictures. 

HAZARD,  BERTHA  (Editor).  Three  Years 
with  the  Poets.  Houghton.  .50 

While  these  selections  are  intended  for  mem- 
orization by  children,  and  are  arranged  by 
months  for  the  school  year,  the  collection  is  so 
good  as  to  fill  a  useful  place  in  the  home  library. 
At  the  end  of  the  book  are  a  few  pages  of  wisely 
chosen  little  selections  of  poetry  and  prose,  truly 
called  Helps  for  the  Day's  Work. 

OSTERTAG,  BLANCHE  (Editor  and  Illus- 
trator). Old  Songs  for  Young  America. 
Music  arranged  by  Clarence  Forsyth. 

Doubleday.     2.00 

The  familiar  songs,  set  to  the  music  of  the  old 
tunes,  and  charmingly  illustrated,  —  the  costumes 
those  of  olden  days.  Some  of  the  pictures  are  in 
color  and  some  in  black  and  white.  The  Mon- 
key's Wedding,  Bobby  Shafto,  and  Old  Dan 
Tucker,  are  included  in  the  contents. 

OUR  CHILDREN'S  SONGS,        Harper.     1.25 

This  carefully  chosen  collection  —  in  which 
American  poets  are  well  represented  —  although 

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made  over  thirty  years  ago,  still  holds  its  own  as 
a  standard.  One  of  the  divisions  is  devoted  to 
hymns. 

TAYLOR,  JANE  and  ANN.  Little  Ann,  and 
Other  Poems.  Illustrated  by  Kate 
Green  aw  ay.  Warne.  1.00 

It  is  a  good  thing  for  children  to  learn  from 
these  quaint  verses,  with  their  charming  illus- 
trations, the  sort  of  reading  which  pleased  the 
small  folks  of  long  ago.  The  Taylors  seldom 
struck  so  happy  a  vein  as  in  the  poem  called 
The  Field  Daisy,  which  begins: 

"I'm  a  pretty  little  thing, 
Always  coming  with  the  Spring; 
In  the  meadows  green  I'm  found, 
Peeping  just  above  the  ground, 
And  my  stalk  is  covered  flat 
With  a  white  and  yellow  hat." 

I  prefer  the  little  girls  and  boys  .  .  .  that  come  as 
you  call  them,  fair  or  dark,  in  green  ribbons  or  blue. 
I  like  making  cowslip  fields  grow  and  apple-trees  bloom 
at  a  moment's  notice.  That  is  what  it  is,  you  see,  to 
have  gone  through  life  with  an  enchanted  land  ever 
beside  you.  —  Kate  Greenaway  to  Ruskin. 


RELIGION  AND  ETHICS 

Little  Jesus,  wast  Thou  shy 
Once,  and  just  so  small  as  I  r 
And  what  did  it  feel  like  to  be 
Out  of  Heaven,  and  just  like  me  ? 
Didst  Thou  sometimes  think  of  there, 

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And  ask  where  all  the  angels  were  ? 

I  should  think  that  I  would  cry 

For  my  house  all  made  of  sky; 

I  would  look  about  the  air, 

And  wonder  where  the  angels  were ; 

And  at  waking  't  would  distress  me  — 

Not  an  angel  there  to  dress  me ! 

Hadst  Thou  ever  any  toys, 

Like  us  little  girls  and  boys? 

And  didst  Thou  play  in  Heaven  with  all 

The  angels,  that  were  not  too  tall, 

With  stars  for  marbles  ?    Did  the  things 

Play  Can  you  see  me  ?  through  their  wings  ? 

FRANCIS  THOMPSON. 

THE  BIBLE  FOR  YOUNG  PEOPLE. 

Century.     1.50 

This  careful  chronological  arrangement  of 
Bible  history,  from  the  King  James  version,  is 
very  satisfactory.  The  book  is  a  large  one,  with 
full-page  illustrations  from  the  Old  Masters. 


STORIES 

It  is  enough  fame  for  any  author  to  be  loved  by 
children,  generation  after  generation,  long  after  he 
himself  has  left  the  scene. 

W.  A.  JONES.    1844. 

ABBOTT,  JACOB.  A  Boy  on  a  Farm.  Edited 
by  Clifton  Johnson.  From  Rollo  at 
Work  and  Rollo  at  Play.  Introduction 
by  Dr.  Lyman  Abbott. 

American  Book.     .45 

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Few  books  are  remembered  with  greater  affection 
by  persons  who  were  children  in  the  middle  of  the  last 
century  than  those  written  by  Jacob  Abbott.  .  .  .  The 
educational  effect  of  Jacob  Abbott's  stories,  both  mental 
and  moral,  was  very  great.  .  .  .  The  insistence,  how- 
ever, with  which  these  virtues  were  proclaimed  and 
emphasized,  constitutes  a  weakness  in  the  books  as  we 
view  them  now.  —  Preface. 

Here  we  have  the  very  saturnalia  of  common-sense. 
.  .  .  These  works  are  invaluable  to  fathers;  by  keep- 
ing always  one  volume  in  advance  of  his  oldest  son,  a 
man  can  stand  before  the  household,  an  encyclopaedia 
of  every  practical  art. 

THOMAS  WENTWORTH  HIGGINSON. 


CRANE,  WALTER  (Illustrator).    Goody  Two 
Shoes.  Lane.     .25 

The  text  of  this  famous  tale,  attributed  to 
Oliver  Goldsmith,  is  perhaps  somewhat  beyond 
the  easy  comprehension  of  children  of  six  years, 
but  they  will  enjoy  the  interesting  pictures  of 
Margery  and  her  animal  friends. 

SCUDDER,  H.  E.  (Editor).    The  Children's 
Book.  Houghton.     2.50 

If  a  child  could  have  but  one  story-book,  a 
better  choice  could  scarcely  be  made  than  this 
storehouse  of  fables,  wonder  tales,  myths,  songs, 
and  ballads.  Selections  from  Andersen,  The 
Arabian  Nights,  Gulliver,  and  Munchausen,  are 
included.  There  are  many  illustrations. 

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TRIMMER,   S.    (K.).     The   History   of  the 
Robins.     Edited  by  E.  E.  Hale. 

Heath.     .20 

Small  people  like  to  hear  about  this  father  and 
mother  robin  and  their  four  babies. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Trimmer  .  .  .  was  a  woman  of  more 
than  the  average  education  and  accomplishment  of  her 
day,  and  enjoyed  the  friendship  of  Dr.  Samuel  John- 
son, Sir  Joshua  Reynolds,  and  nearly  all  of  the  more 
celebrated  English  authors  and  painters  of  that  time. 
She  wrote  a  great  many  books.  .  .  .  They  are  now 
nearly  all  of  them  dead  and  forgotten ;  but  one  of  them 
at  least  has  lived,  and  has  been  the  delight  of  thousands 
of  children  for  over  three-quarters  of  a  century.  — 
Introduction. 

WIGGIN,  K.  D.  (S.),  and  N.  A.  SMITH.    The 
Story  Hour.  Houghton.     1.00 

These  fourteen  little  stories  include  some  about 
children  and  some  about  animals.  They  are 
just  the  sort  of  narratives  that  small  folks  love, 
and  are  designed  for  retelling  in  the  kindergarten 
and  home.  There  are,  in  addition,  three  adapta- 
tions of  well-known  tales:  Moufflou,  Benjy  in 
Beastland,  and  The  Porcelain  Stove,  and  a  poem 
by  Mrs.  Wiggin. 


BOOKS     FOR     CHILDREN 


Seven  Years  of  Age 

To  go  sailing  jar  away 
To  the  pleasant  Land  of  Play; 
To  the  fairy  land  afar 
Where  the  Little  People  are. 

STEVENSON. 

AMUSEMENTS    AND    HANDICRAFT 

So  many,  and  so  many,  and  such  glee. 

KEATS. 

WHITE,    MARY.     The  Child's  Rainy  Day 
Book.  Doubleday.     1.00 

This  fully  illustrated  little  volume  gives  clear 
directions  for  making  simple  toys  and  games, 
weaving  baskets,  working  with  beads,  clay,  et 
cetera.  There  is  a  good  chapter  on  Gifts  and 
How  to  Make  Them. 


GEOGRAPHY,  TRAVEL,  AND 
DESCRIPTION 

Where  shall  we  adventure,  to-day  that  we're  afloat, 
Wary  of  the  weather  and  steering  by  a  star  ? 
Shall  it  be  to  Africa,  a-steering  of  the  boat, 
To  Providence,  or  Babylon,  or  off  to  Malabar  ? 

STEVENBON. 

ANDREWS,  JANE.     Each  and  All. 

Ginn.     .50 


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A  companion  volume  to  The  Seven  Little 
Sisters,  telling  more  of  these  happy  children 
and  their  common  bond  of  loving  friendship. 


MYTHOLOGY,  FOLK-LORE,  LE- 
GENDS,  AND   FAIRY  TALES 

This  is  fairy  gold,  boy,  and  't  will  prove  so. 

SHAKSPERE. 

BROWNE,  FRANCES.  Granny's  Wonderful 
Chair  and  Its  Tales  of  Fairy  Times. 

Dutton.     .35 

A  series  of  delightful  wonder  stories,  through 
which  runs  a  vein  of  true  wisdom.  Miss  Browne 
was  blind  from  infancy,  and  her  writings  stand 
as  the  accomplishment  of  a  brave  and  unselfish 
woman. 

HOLBROOK,  FLORENCE.  The  Book  of 
Nature  Myths.  Illustrated  by  E.  Boyd 
Smith.  Hough  ton.  .65 

The  subject-matter  is  of  permanent  value,  culled 
from  the  folk-lore  of  the  primitive  races.  —  Preface, 

We  are  told  The  Story  of  the  Earth  and  the 
Sky,  Why  the  Bear  has  a  Short  Tail,  Why  the 
Cat  Always  Falls  upon  Her  Fe'et,  and  many 
other  mythical  reasons  for  natural  wonders. 

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KIPLING,  RUDYARD.    Just  So  Stories.    Illus- 
trated by  the  Author.     Doubleday.     1.20 

"I  keep  six  honest  serving-men; 
(They  taught  me  all  I  knew) 
Their  names  are  What  and  Where  and  When 
And  How  and  Where  and  Who. 
I  send  them  over  land  and  sea, 
I  send  them  east  and  west; 
But  after  they  have  worked  for  me, 
/  give  them  all  a  rest. 

•  •••••• 

But  different  folk  have  different  views; 

I  know  a  person  small  — 

She  keeps  ten  million  serving-men, 

Who  get  no  rest  at  all ! 

She  sends  'em  abroad  on  her  own  affairs, 

From  the  second  she  opens  her  eyes  — 

One  million  Hows,  two  million  Wheres, 

And  seven  million  Whys!" 

To  this  small  person,  Best  Beloved,  these 
twelve  remarkable  tales  were  related.  We  learn 
how  the  elephant  got  his  trunk,  how  the  first 
letter  came  to  be  written,  and  so  forth.  There 
are  two  editions  of  the  book  at  the  same  price. 
Most  children  will  prefer  the  one  in  large  octavo. 

MURRAY,  HILDA.    Flower  Legends  for  Chil- 
dren.    Illustrated  by  J.  S.  Eland. 

Longmans.     2.00 

Mothers  may  find  the  text  somewhat  advanced 
for  children  of  seven  years,  but  the  full-page 
colored  pictures  are  sure  to  be  enjoyed.  The 
volume  is  a  large  oblong  one. 

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NORTON,  C.  E.  (Editor).  Heart  of  Oak 
Books.  Volume  II.  Fables  and  Nursery 
Tales.  Heath.  .35 

The  next  step  is  easy,  to  the  short  stories  which 
have  been  told  since  the  world  was  young;  old  fables 
in  which  the  teachings  of  long  experience  are  embodied, 
legends,  fairy  tales,  which  form  the  traditional  common 
stock  of  the  fancies  and  sentiment  of  the  race. — 
Preface. 


SCUDDER,  H.  E.   (Editor).     The  Book  of 
Legends.  Houghton.     .50 

Famous  tales,  such  as  King  Cophetua,  The 
Wandering  Jew,  St.  Christopher,  and  The  Seven 
Sleepers  of  Ephesus,  retold  for  the  children. 

WILSON,  G.  L.    Myths  of  the  Red  Children. 

Ginn.     .45 

The  stories  are  true  examples  of  Indian  folk-lore 
and  are  very  old.  .  .  .  Care  has  been  taken  to  make 
the  drawings  archaeologically  correct  for  each  tribe.  — 
Foreword. 

These  traditions  of  various  tribes  were  gathered 
from  the  best  sources,  and  are  here  related  in 
simple  language.  There  is  a  supplement  giving 
directions  for  making  different  articles:  a  tent, 
Indian  dress,  a  bow  and  arrow,  a  stone  axe,  et 
cetera. 


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POETRY,  COLLECTIONS  OF  POETRY 

AND  PROSE,  AND  STORIES 

ADAPTED  FROM  GREAT 

AUTHORS 

Most  joyful  let  the  Poet  be; 

It  is  through  him  that  all  men  see. 

CHANNING. 

BLAISDELL,  E.  W.      *The  Animals  at  the 
Fair.  Russell.     1.40 

Mr.  Blaisdell's  attractive  and  amusing  illus- 
trations may  well  serve  as  a  substitute  for  the 
ordinary  comic  pictures  of  the  newspapers. 

WHITTIER,  J.  G.     (Editor).    Child-Life. 

Houghton.     1.50 

Although  thirty-seven  years  have  passed  since 
Child-Life  was  compiled,  it  stands  now,  as  then, 
far  ahead  of  most  collections  of  poetry  for 
American  children.  Our  own  poets  are  well 
represented. 


RELIGION  AND  ETHICS 

Loving  Jesus,  meek  and  mild, 
Look  upon  a  little  child ! 

Make  me  gentle  as  Thou  art, 
Come  and  live  within  my  heart. 

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Take  my  childish  hand  in  thine, 
Guide  these  little  feet  of  mine. 

So  shall  all  my  happy  days 

Sing  their  pleasant  song  of  praise. 

CHARLES  WESLEY. 

BEALE,  H.  S.  (B.).  Stories  from  the  Old 
Testament  for  Children.  Duffield,  2.00 

These  Bible  tales  are  simply  told,  and  follow 
closely  the  lines  of  the  Old  Testament,  a  consid- 
erable portion  of  the  narratives  being  in  the 
language  of  Scripture. 

MOULTON,  R.  G.  (Editor).  Children's 
Series  of  the  Modern  Reader's  Bible. 
Bible  Stories.  New  Testament. 

Macmillan.     .50 

The  stories  are  in  the  language  of  Scripture,  al- 
tered only  by  omissions.  .  .  .  The  Revised  Version  is 
used,  with  the  frequent  substitution  of  the  marginal 
renderings.  ...  In  the  introductions  and  notes  I  have 
carefully  avoided  any  wording  which  might  insinuate 
doctrinal  instruction.  —  Preface. 

MOULTOX,  R.  G.  (Editor).  Children's 
Series  of  the  Modern  Reader's  Bible. 
Bible  Stories.  Old  Testament. 

Macmillan.     .50 

The  stories  which  make  the  text  are  in  the  language 
of  Scripture,  altered  only  by  omissions.  .  .  .  The  vol- 
ume is  arranged  according  to  the  natural  divisions  of 
Bible  history.  .  .  .  Each  period  is  represented  by  its 
most  important  stories ;  the  purpose  of  the  introduction 

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and  notes  to  each  section  is  to  weave  all  together 
by  indicating  briefly  the  bearing  of  each  story  on  the 
general  history. — Preface. 


SCIENCE,  OUT-OF-DOOR  BOOKS, 
AND  STORIES  OF  ANIMALS 

O  velvet  bee,  you're  a  dusty  fellow; 
You've  powdered  your  legs  with  gold ! 
O  brave  marshmary  buds,  rich  and  yellow, 
Give  me  your  money  to  hold ! 

O  columbine,  open  your  folded  wrapper, 
Where  two  twin  turtle-doves  dwell ! 

0  cuckoo-pint,  toll  me  the  purple  clapper 
That  hangs  in  your  clear  green  bell ! 

And  show  me  your  nest,  with  the  young  ones  in  it  — 

1  will  not  steal  it  away; 

I  am  old !  you  may  trust  me,  linnet,  linnet  — 
I  am  seven  tunes  one  to-day. 

JEAN  INGELOW. 

ANDREWS,    JANE.       The    Stories    Mother 
Nature  Told  Her  Children.     Ginn.     .50 

Miss  Andrews's  books  were  the  pioneers  of  the 
great  crowd  of  present-day  nature-books  for  young 
children,  and  they  still  compare  favorably  in  dignity 
and  true  interest  with  their  successors. 

Amber,  coal,  the-  work  of  water,  and  seeds,  are 
among  the  objects  in  regard  to  which  Mother  Nature 
told  her  stories. 

PRENTICE  AND  POWER. 
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STORIES 

We  take  it  for  granted  that  books  for  children  belong 
to  the  easy  play  rather  than  to  the  hard  work  of  life, 
and  that  they  are  an  utter  failure  if  they  do  not  win 
their  way  by  their  own  charms. 

SAMUEL  OSGOOD. 

HOPKINS,  W.  J.    The  Sandman:   His  Ship 
Stories.  Page.     1.50 

Simple  descriptions  of  the  building  of  the  good 
ship  Industry  and  her  voyages  to  the  far-away 
countries  in  the  days  long  gone. 

SEGUR,  S.  (R.)  DE.    The  Story  of  a  Donkey. 

Heath.     .20 

A  translation  from  the  Comtesse  de  Segur's 
Memoirs  of  a  Donkey.  Neddy's  account  of 
his  own  life  —  and  he  was  a  good  and  faithful 
beastie  who  had  many  adventures  —  has  been  a 
favorite  with  children  for  years. 

WARD,  M.  A.  (A.)  (Mrs.  Humphry  Ward). 
Milly  and  Oily.  Doubleday.     1.20 

This  charming  story,  written  many  years  ago 
and  now  revised,  tells  of  childish  holidays  spent 
in  the  Windemere  region.  Aunt  Emma  —  a  really, 
truly  old  lady,  who  owns  a  fascinating  parrot  — 
proves  a  sort  of  modern  fairy-godmother  to  the 
little  brother  and  sister.  The  atmosphere  is  not 
too  pronouncedly  English  to  interfere  in  the 
least  with  our  children's  enjoyment. 

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WHITE,  E.  O.    A  Little  Girl  of  Long  Ago, 

Houghton.     1.00 

The  experiences  of  a  little  New  England  girl 
of  eighty  years  ago,  telling  of  her  return  voyage 
from  Scotland,  and  of  her  happy  life  in  Boston 
and  Springfield. 

WHITE,  E.  O.    When  Molly  was  Six. 

Houghton.     1.00 

A  pleasant  sunny  story  of  the  simple  happen- 
ings in  the  every-day  life  of  a  small  girl. 


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Eight  Years  of  Age 

And  I  wrote  my  happy  songs, 
Every  child  may  joy  to  hear, 

BLAKE. 

AMUSEMENTS  AND  HANDICRAFT 

By  sports  like  these  are  all  their  cares  beguil'd, 
The  sports  of  children  satisfy  the  child. 

GOLDSMITH. 

THE  GAMES  BOOK  FOR   BOYS  AND  GIRLS. 

Dutton.     2.50 

Indoor  and  outdoor  games,  tricks  and  puzzles, 
the  making  of  various  articles,  and  the  care  of 
home  pets,  are  some  of  the  subjects  treated  in 
this  volume  of  old  and  new  pastimes. 

BIOGRAPHY,    HISTORY,    AND 
GOVERNMENT 

The  use  of  history  is  to  give  value  to  the  present  hour 
and  its  duty. 

EMERSON. 

BOUTET   DE   MONVEL,  L.  M.    Joan  of  Arc. 
Illustrated  by  the  Author. 

Century.     3.00 

«/ 

In  these  truly  remarkable  pictures,  instinct 
with  spirit,  dignity,  and  pathos,  the  peasant  girl 

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of  Domremy,  martyr  and  patron  saint,  lives  for 
children.  The  book  is  a  large  oblong  one  with 
full-page  illustrations  in  color.  While  the  text 
is  somewhat  advanced  for  children  of  eight 
years,  the  pictures  really  tell  the  story. 

EGGLESTON,     EDWARD.      Stories   of    Great 
Americans  for  Little  Americans. 

American  Book.     .40 

A  collection  of  many  noted  tales  with  which 
all  of  our  children  should  be  familiar.  It  includes 
Franklin's  Whistle,  Putnam  and  the  Wolf,  and 
Daniel  Boone  and  his  Grapevine  Swing. 

MYTHOLOGY,  FOLK-LORE,  LE- 
GENDS, AND   FAIRY  TALES 

Even  John  Locke  (1632-1704),  in  his  Thoughts 
on  Education  (1693),  recommends,  besides  the  Psalter 
and  the  New  Testament,  ^Esop  and  Reynard  the  Fox, 
as  good  food  for  infant  minds.  This  was  an  excellent 
basis  to  start  upon. 

MONTROSE  J.  MOSES. 

ADVENTURES     OF     REYNARD     THE     Fox. 
Edited  by  W.  T.  Stead. 

Review.     .05 

There  is  no  entirely  satisfactory  edition,  for 
children,  of  this  classic.  The  language  of  one 
edited  by  Jacobs  seems  to  the  compiler  of  this 
list  somewhat  unsuited  to  small  people,  and  E.  L. 
Smythe  in  her  version  substitutes  an  entirely 

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different  ending  for  that  of  the  original.  This 
very  inexpensive  little  book  has  more  than  a 
hundred  interesting  small  pictures,  and  children 
will  love  to  read  of  bad  Reynard,  who  is  told 
about  in  divertin  fashion. 


The  Fables  of  ^Esop.  Edited  by 
Joseph  Jacobs.  Illustrated  by  Richard 
Heighway.  Macmillan.  1.50 

It  is  difficult  to  say  what  are  and  what  are  not  the 
Fables  of  ^Esop.  ...  In  the  struggle  for  existence 
among  all  these  a  certain  number  stand  out  as  being 
the  most  effective  and  the  most  familiar.  I  have 
attempted  to  bring  most  of  these  into  the  following 
pages.  —  Preface. 

Children  cannot  read  an  easier,  nor  men  a  wiser 
book. 

THOMAS  FULLER. 

BUOWN,  A.  F.     The   Book   of  Saints   and 
Friendly  Beasts.  Houghton.     1.25 

These  sweet  tales  of  the  saints  of  long  ago  and 
their  little  brothers  the  beasts  have  a  gentle 
influence.  The  stories  include  that  of  Saint 
Bridget  and  the  King's  Wolf,  Saint  Frontons 
Camels,  Saint  Rigobert's  Dinner,  and  Saint 
Francis  of  Assisi. 

BROWN,  A.  F.    In  the  Days  of  Giants.    Illus- 

•/ 

trated  by  E.  Boyd  Smith. 

Houghton.     1.10 

The  old  Norse  myths  acceptably  told. 

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CARROLL,  LEWIS  (Pseudonym  of  C.  L. 
Dodgson).  Alice's  Adventures  in  Won- 
derland. Illustrated  by  John  Tenniel. 

Macmillan.     1.00 

First  told  in  1862  to  the  little  Liddell  girls. 
It  was  written  out  for  Alice  Liddell,  was  published, 
and  the  first  copy  given  to  her  in  1865. 

The  illustrations  are  those  which  appeared  in 
the  original  issue.  Many  artists  have  tried  their 
hand  in  making  pictures  for  "Alice,"  but  none 
have  succeeded  in  displacing  those  of  John 
Tenniel. 

Extract  from  the  diary  of  C.  L.  Dodgson: 
July  4,  1862.  —  I  made  an  expedition  up  the 
river  to  Godstow  with  the  three  Liddells;  we 
had  tea  on  the  bank  there,  and  did  not  reach 
Christ  Church  till  half-past  eight.  .  .  .  On 
which  occasion  I  told  them  the  fairy  tale  of 
Alice's  Adventures  Underground,  which  I  under- 
took to  write  out  for  Alice. 

"  Alice !  a  childish  story  take, 
And  with  a  gentle  hand 
Lay  it  where  Childhood's  dreams  are  twined 
In  Memory's  mystic  band, 
Like  pilgrim's  withered  wreath  of  flowers 
Plucked  in  a  far-off  land." 

CARROLL,  LEWIS  (Pseudonym  of  C.  L. 
Dodgson).  Alice  in  Wonderland.  Illus- 
trated by  Arthur  Rackham. 

Doubleday.     1.40 
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Those  wishing  to  depart  from  John  Tenniel's 
illustrations  will  find  these  pictures  of  Arthur 
Rackham  very  interesting.  We  are  given  de- 
lightful black  and  white  work,  though  most  of 
the  full-page  pictures  are  in  color. 

Enchanting  Alice !  Black-and-white 
Has  made  your  deeds  perennial; 
And  naught  save  "Chaos  and  old  Night" 
Can  part  you  now  from  Tenniel ; 
But  still  you  are  a  Type,  and  based 
In  Truth,  like  Lear  and  Hamlet ; 
And  Types  may  be  re-draped  to  taste 
In  cloth  of  gold  or  camlet. 

AUSTIN  DOBSON. 

CARROLL,  LEWIS  (Pseudonym  of  C.  L. 
Dodgson).  Through  the  Looking- Glass. 
Illustrated  by  John  Tenniel. 

Macmillan.     1.00 

The  sequel  to  Alice's  Adventures  in  Wonder- 
land. The  illustrations  are  the  same  as  those 
that  appeared  in  the  original  edition. 

"To  the  Looking-Glass  world  it  was  Alice  that  said, 
'I've  a  sceptre  in  hand,  I've  a  crown  on  my  head. 
Let  the  Looking-Glass  creatures,  whatever  they  be, 
Come  and  dine  with  the  Red   Queen,  the  White 
Queen,  and  me!" 

COLLODI,  C.  (Pseudonym  of  Carlo  Loren- 
zini).  Pinocchio,  The  Adventures  of  a 
Marionette.  Illustrated  by  Charles 
Copeland.  Ginn.  .40 

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Of  all  the  fairy  stories  of  Italian  literature  this  is 
the  best  known  and  the  best  loved.  .  .  .  The  Floren- 
tines call  it  a  literary  jewel,  and  as  such  it  should  be 
known  to  all  young  readers.  —  Preface. 

Though  children  can  but  dimly  comprehend 
this  charming  allegory,  they  will  recognize  its 
truth.  Pinocchio,  the  wayward  and  mischievous 
marionette,  through  his  kindly  actions  grows  to 
be  a  real  little  boy,  with  an  unselfish  loving  heart. 
There  are  many  attractive  drawings. 

CRUIKSHANK,  GEORGE  (Illustrator).  The 
Cruikshank  Fairy  Book.  Putnam.  2.00 

Puss  in  Boots,  Jack  and  the  Bean-Stalk,  Hop- 
o'-my-Thumb,  and  Cinderella,  are  the  four  famous 
fairy  tales  pictured  by  this  famous  illustrator. 

JUDD,  M.  C.     Wigwam  Stories. 

Ginn.     .75 

The  book  is  divided  into  three  parts :  Sketches 
of  Various  Tribes  of  North  American  Indians; 
Traditions  and  Myths;  and  Stories  Recently 
Told  of  Hiawatha  and  Other  Heroes.  It  is  inter- 
esting and  informing.  There  are  three  sketches 
by  Angel  de  Cora,  and  many  illustrations  from 
photographs. 

LA  FONTAINE,  JEAN  DE.  La  Fontaine's 
Fables.  Translated  by  Edward  Shirley. 
Illustrated  by  C.  M.  Park  and  Rene 
Bull.  Nelson.  1.50 

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An  acceptable  selection  in  verse.     There  are 
illustrations  in  color  as  well  as  in  black  and  white. 

'These  fables  are  much  more  than  they  appear  - 
The  simplest  animals  are  teachers  here. 
The  bare  dull  moral  weariness  soon  brings; 
The  story  serves  to  give  it  life  and  wings." 


LANG,   ANDREW  (Editor).    The  Blue  Fairy 
Book.  Longmans.     2.00 

This  first  volume  of  Andrew  Lang's  colored 
fairy  books  contains  the  better  known  tales  from 
the  folk-lore  of  many  nations,  and  is,  like  the 
others  of  this  series,  attractively  illustrated. 

And  when  the  cuckoo  clamours  six 
We  put  away  our  games    and  bricks 

And  hasten  to  the  shelf  where  hang 
The  books  of  Mr.  Andrew  Lang. 

•  •*••••• 

And  when  we  read  the  Red,  the  Blue, 
The  Green  —  small  matter  what 's  the  hue 

Since  joy  is  there  in  black  and  white  — 
Remember  him  who  cared  to  write, 

For  little  ones,  tales  old  and  sweet, 
And  ask  the  fairies  (when  you  meet) 

To  always  keep  unharmed  and  well 
From  ogre's  maw  and  witch's  spell, 

From  genie's  clutch  and  dragon's  fang, 
The  kind  magician,  Andrew  Lang ! 

ST.  JOHN  LUCAS. 
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MULOCK,  D.  M.  (Mrs.  D.  M.  (M.)  CRAIK). 
The  Adventures  of  a  Brownie. 

Harper.     .60 

"  Only  I  think,  if  I  could  be  a  little  child  again,  I 
should  exceedingly  like  a  Brownie  to  play  with  me. 
Should  not  you  ? " 

We  should  all  say  yes,  after  reading  this  charm- 
ing modern  fairy  story. 

MUSSET,  PAUL  DE.  Mr.  Wind  and  Madam 
Rain.  Illustrated  by  Charles  Bennett. 

Putnam.     2.00 

A  famous  Breton  folk-tale  which  is  made  addi- 
tionally attractive  by  the  unusual  quality  of  the 
illustrations. 

I  will  not  say  that  I  have  added  nothing  to  the 
unconnected  recitals  of  the  Breton  peasants,  .  .  .  but 
1  have  added  only  what  was  necessary  to  link  together 
the  different  events,  and  to  supply  passages  that  were 
entirely  wanting.  —  Preface. 

PAINE,  A.  B.  The  Hollow  Tree  and  Deep 
Woods  Book.  Illustrated  by  J.  M. 
Conde.  Harper.  1.50 

Mr.  Paine  writes  in  his  delightful  vein  of  Mr. 
Coon,  Mr.  Possum,  and  Mr.  Crow.  The  book  is 
always  funny,  and  Mr.  Conde 's  pictures  are  in 
their  way  as  good  as  the  text. 

WILLISTON,  T.  P.  Japanese  Fairy  Tales. 
Illustrated  by  Sanchi  Ogawa. 

Rand.     .50 

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These  eight  wonder  stories  incidentally  illus- 
trate the  every-day  life  of  the  people.  The 
Japanese  pictures  are  reproduced  in  color. 


POETRY,  COLLECTIONS  OF  POETRY 

AND  PROSE,  AND  STORIES 

ADAPTED  FROM  GREAT 

AUTHORS 

So,  in  this  matter  of  literature  for  the  young,  the 
influence  of  the  home  teaching  is  enormous;  all  the 
school  can  do  pales  before  it.  Let  the  mother  add  to 
the  poet's  rhyme  the  music  of  her  soft  and  beloved 
voice ;  let  great  fiction  be  read  to  the  breathless  group 
of  curly  heads  about  the  fire;  and  the  wonders  of 
science  be  enrolled,  the  thrilling  scenes  and  splendid 
personalities  of  history  displayed.  Children  thus  in- 
spired may  be  trusted  to  become  sensitive  to  literature 
long  before  they  know  what  the  word  means,  or  have 
reasoned  at  ah1  upon  their  mental  experiences. 

RICHAKD  BURTON. 

LUCAS,  E.  V.  (Editor).     A  Book  of  Verses 
for  Children.  Holt.     2.00 

Mr.  Lucas  has  shown  his  unvarying  good  taste 
in  compiling  this  charming  volume.  Most  of 
the  poems  are  British,  and  among  them  are 
many  delightful  old  songs  and  rhymes,  verses  of 
bygone  days,  ballads,  and  carols, 

WIGGIN,   K.   D.    (S.),    and    N.    A.    SMITH 
(Editors).     The  Posy  Ring. 

Doubleday.     1.25 
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; 

This  admirable  collection  of  poems,  chosen 
from  the  standpoint  of  childish  enjoyment,  forms 
a  lane  of  lovely  verse  leading  into  the  great  high- 
way of  literature.  The  poems  are  classified 
under  different  headings  such  as  The  Flower 
Folk,  Other  Little  Children,  Playtime,  Story- 
time,  and  Bedtime. 


RELIGION  AND  ETHICS 

Honest  myrth  in  measure,  is  a  pleasaunt  thyng, 
To  wryte  and  to  rede  well,  be  gyftes  of  learnyng; 
Remember  this  well,  all  you  that  be  young, 
Exercise  vertue,  and  rule  well  your  toung. 

DIVES  PRAGMATICUS.    1563. 

BUNYAN,  JOHN.  The  Pilgrim's  Progress. 
Illustrated  by  the  Brothers  Rhead. 

Century.     1.50 

Children  will  enjoy  the  fine  illustrations  in 
this  soberly  bound  volume,  whose  brown  coat 
is  much  the  color  of  the  one  good  Pilgrim  wore 
on  the  long  journey  where  he  led  the  way  for  so 
many  earnest  souls. 

THE  PSALMS  OF  DAVID.  With  an  intro- 
ductory study  by  N.  D.  Hillis.  Illus- 
trated by  Louis  Rhead.  Revell.  2.50 

No  David  can  fall  so  low  but  that  Christ's  mercy 
and  God's  love  can  lift  him  from  the  depths  of  selfish- 
ness and  sin  back  to  the  throne  of  manhood  and  the 
sceptre  of  influence.  —  Introductory  Study. 

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Even  young  children  can  grow  to  love  the 
simpler  and  more  peaceful  Psalms.  The  fine 
full-page  pictures  in  this  large  well-printed  volume 
add  to  its  beauty  and  interest. 

SCIENCE,  OUT-OF-DOOR  BOOKS, 
AND  STORIES  OF  ANIMALS 

All  things  bright  and  beautiful, 
All  creatures  great  and  small, 
All  things  wise  and  wonderful, 
The  Lord  God  made  them  all. 

Each  little  flower  that  opens, 
Each  little  bird  that  sings, 
He  made  their  glowing  colors, 
He  made  their  tiny  wings. 

•  •••*• 

He  gave  us  eyes  to  see  them, 
And  lips  that  we  might  tell, 
How  great  is  God  Almighty, 
Who  hath  made  all  things  well. 

KEBLE. 

AIKEN,    JOHN,  and  A.  L.  (A.)  BARBAULD. 
Eyes  and  No  Eyes,  and  Other  Stories. 

Heath.     .20 

"  Dr.  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes,  in  Over  the  Teacups, 
says  of  the  story  Eyes  and  No  Eyes :  I  have  never  seen 
anything  of  the  kind  half  so  good.  I  advise  you,  if  you 
are  a  child  anywhere  under  forty-five,  and  do  not  yet 
wear  glasses,  to  send  at  once  for  Evenings  at  Home, 
and  read  that  story.  For  myself,  I  am  always  grateful 
to  the  writer  of  it  for  calling  my  attention  to  common 
things." 

Eyes  and  No  Eyes,  and  Travellers'  Won- 
ders, from  Aiken  and  Barbauld's  Evenings  at 

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Home,  The  Three  Giants,  by  Mrs.  Marcet,  and 
A  Curious  Instrument,  by  Jane  Taylor,  are 
the  tales  given.  They  all  encourage  a  child's 
powers  of  observation. 

PARSONS,  F.  T.  (S.)   (formerly  Mrs.  W.  S. 
Dana).     Plants  and  Their  Children. 

American  Book.     .65 

While  these  elementary  talks  have  been  ar- 
ranged to  accompany  the  school  year,  they  give 
so  much  information  about  fruits  and  seeds, 
young  plants,  roots  and  stems,  flowers,  et  cetera, 
told  in  Mrs.  Dana's  clear,  informing  way,  that 
we  shall  all  want  our  children  to  know  the  book, 
and  to  learn  the  great  lesson  of  how  to  see,  which 
is  taught  them.  The  many  illustrations  are 
helpful. 

WEED,  C.  M.    Stories  of  Insect  Life.     Vol- 
ume I.  Ginn.     .25 

The  insects  described  are  the  more  interest- 
ing common  forms  of  Spring  and  early  Summer. 
The  plain  little  volume  contains  twenty  short, 
fully  illustrated  chapters. 

STORIES 

The  fiction  which  children  first  hear  should  be 
adapted  in  the  most  perfect  manner  to  the  promotion 
of  virtue. 

PLATO. 

AANRUD,  HANS.     Lisbeth  Longfrock. 

Ginn.     .65 
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A  vivid  description  of  Norwegian  farm  and 
saeter  life.  Little  Lisbeth  loses  her  mother  and 
goes  to  live  with  the  good  Kjersti,  the  mistress 
of  Hoel  Farm,  helping  to  take  care  of  the  cattle. 

Hans  Aanrud's  short  stories  are  considered  by  his 
own  countrymen  as  belonging  to  the  most  original  and 
artistically  finished  life  pictures  that  have  been  pro- 
duced by  the  younger  literati  of  Norway.  —  Preface. 

CAROVE,  F.  W.  The  Story  without  an  End. 
With  a  preface  by  Thomas  Wentworth 
Higginson.  Heath.  .25 

There  is  a  very  delightful  old  story  which  used  to 
be  given  to  children,  though  I  have  not  seen  it  for  a 
long  time  in  the  hands  of  any  children.  It  was  called 
The  Story  without  an  End. 

WALTER  BESANT. 

Written  by  an  eminent  German  philosopher, 
and  translated  by  Mrs.  Sarah  Austin  for  her  own 
daughter,  this  beautiful  tale,  with  its  exquisite 
language,  leads  a  child  into  the  land  of  truth  and 
beauty. 

PEARY,  J.  (D.).     The  Snow  Baby. 

Stokes.     1.20 

An  account  of  Lieutenant  Peary's  little  daugh- 
ter, who  was  born  amid  the  ice  and  snow  of  the 
Polar  regions.  The  book  is  well  illustrated  from 
photographs. 

SNEDDEN,  G.  (S.).  Docas,  the  Indian  Boy 
of  Santa  Clara.  Heath.  .35 

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Three  phases  of  Indian  life  in  California, 
given  in  the  form  of  a  story.  The  ways  and 
customs  of  the  red  man  are  described  as  they 
existed  during  the  early  days  of  this  boy,  before 
the  coming  of  the  whites.  Later  Docas  had  his 
home  at  the  Mission  in  the  days  of  Father  Juni- 
pero  Serra,  and  last  of  all,  an  old  old  man,  dwelt, 
with  his  children  and  grandchildren,  on  a  ranch. 


BOOKS     FOR     CHILDREN 


Nine  Years  of  Age 

Now  I  like  a  really  good  saga,  about  gods  and  giants, 
and  the  fire  kingdoms,  and  the  snow  kingdoms,  and  the 
Aesir  making  men  and  women  out  of  two  sticks,  and  all 
that. 

KINGSLEY. 

AMUSEMENTS  AND  HANDICRAFT 

It  is  a  poor  sport  that  is  not  worth  the  candle. 

HERBERT. 

CANFIELD,    DOROTHY,    and  Others.    What 
Shall  We  Do  Now  ?  Stokes.     1.50 

This  book  of  suggestions  for  children's  games 
and  employments  will  be  a  help  to  the  busy 
mother  when  her  own  supply  of  indoor  and 
outdoor  amusements  is  exhausted.  There  are 
directions  for  five  hundred  plays  and  pastimes, 
including  gardening,  candy-making,  and  writing, 
guessing,  and  acting,  games. 

BIOGRAPHY,   HISTORY,   AND 
GOVERNMENT 

What  we  should  expect  and  demand  is,  that  our 
children  should  be  brought  up  to  regard  American 
principles  as  matters  of  course ;  and  their  books  should 
take  these  principles  for  granted,  and  illustrate  them 
with  all  possible  interest  and  power. 

SAMUEL  OSGOOD. 

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ANDREWS,    JANE.     Ten  Boys  Who  Lived 
on  the  Road  from  Long  Ago  to  Now. 

Ginn.     .50 

This  account  of  the  boyhood  of  ten  lads  il- 
lustrates different  periods  and  civilizations  from 
Aryan  days  to  the  present  time. 

DRAKE,  S.  A.     On  Plymouth  Rock. 

Lothrop.     .60 

The  narrative  of  the  first  two  years  of  the  Pil- 
grims at  Plymouth,  based  largely  on  Governor 
Bradford's  history.  Maps  and  illustrations  add 
to  the  book's  interest. 

I  have  given  as  much  of  Bradford's  own  story  as 
possible  in  the  following  pages,  interwoven  with  the 
relations  of  Mount  and  Winslow,  to  which  Bradford 
himself  m^kes  frequent  reference.  —  Preface. 

GILMAN,     ARTHUR.      The    Discovery    and 
Exploration  of  America.      Lothrop.     .40 

The  history  of  our  country  naturally  divides  itself 
into  three  portions.  First,  there  is  the  period  of  Dis- 
covery and  Exploration.  ...  It  is  with  this  romantic 
time  that  the  present  volume  deals.  .  .  .  The  latest 
authorities  have  been  made  tributary  to  this  volume, 
and  the  author  has  spared  no  pains  to  have  it  correct 
in  every  statement  of  facts,  and  in  the  difficult  matter 
of  dates. — Preface. 

GUERBER,  H.  A.    The  Story  of  the  Greeks. 

American  Book.     .60 

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An  elementary  account  of  Hellas  from  legen- 
dary times  to  its  becoming  a  Roman  province. 
Many  well-known  mythical  and  historic  tales 
are  included.  There  are  maps  and  illustrations. 

GUERBER,  H.  A.    The  Story  of  the  Romans. 

American  Book.     .60 

This  companion  to  The  Story  of  the  Greeks 
gives,  in  like  manner,  a  simple  relation  of  Roman 
history  from  mythical  days  to  the  fall  of  the 
Empire.  It  contains  maps  and  illustrations. 

HORNE,  O.  B.,  and  K.  L.  SCOBEY.  Stories 
of  Great  Artists.  American  Book.  .40 

Children  will  find  this  small  book  interesting. 
It  tells  of  the  lives  of  some  of  the  noted  painters 
of  different  lands  and  periods;  among  them 
Raphael,  Rembrandt,  Reynolds,  and  Millet. 
The  illustrations  are  from  famous  paintings. 

HORNE,  O.  B.,  and  K.  L.  SCOBEY.  Stories 
of  Great  Musicians. 

American  Book.     .40 

A  companion  to  Stories  of  Great  Artists, 
which  briefly  recounts  the  careers  of  famous 
musicians ;  among  them  Bach,  Mozart,  Bee- 
thoven, Schumann,  and  Wagner.  Many  of  the 
illustrations  are  from  paintings. 

SMITH,  E.  B.  The  Story  of  Pocahontas  and 
Captain  John  Smith.  Illustrated  by  the 
Author.  Houghton.  2.50 

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The  brief  pathetic  life  of  Powhatan's  daughter 
is  well  portrayed.  This  large  oblong  volume 
contains  full-page  pictures  in  color. 

STONE,  G.  L.,  and  M.  G.  PICKET  r.    Every- 
Day  Life  in  the  Colonies.       Heath.     .35 

These  short  sketches  of  colonial  life  picture 
the  first  New  England  Christmas  and  a  Puritan 
Sabbath.  They  also  tell  of  the  use  of  the  horn- 
book and  the  sun-dial,  describe  the  making  of 
soap  and  candles,  and  so  forth. 

WRIGHT,    H.     C.       Children's    Stories    in 
American  History.  Scribner.     1.25 

Although  we  learn  about  our  country  from 
prehistoric  days  to  the  time  of  Washington,  most 
of  the  book  is  devoted  to  the  early  exploration 
and  settlement  of  North  and  South  America. 
The  second  chapter  contains  an  account  of  the 
Mound-builders. 


GEOGRAPHY,  TRAVEL,  AND 
DESCRIPTION 

I  cannot  cease  from  praising  these  Japanese.    They 
are  truly  the  delight  of  my  heart. 

ST.  FRANCIS  XAVIER. 

AYRTON,  M.  C.     Child-Life  in  Japan. 

Heath.     .20 

Mrs.  Ayrton  took  a  keen  interest  in  the  Japanese 
people  and  never  wearied  of  studying  them  and  their 

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beautiful  country.  .  .  .  After  her  return  to  England, 
in  1879,  she  wrote  this  book. 

WILLIAM  ELLIOT  GRIFFIS. 

Our  young  people  will  enjoy  hearing  of  the 
amusements  and  festivals  of  these  far-away  boys 
and  girls.  The  volume  contains,  in  addition, 
child  stories,  and  an  article  entitled  The  Games 
and  Sports  of  Japanese  Children,  by  W.  E. 
Griffis. 

MYTHOLOGY,  FOLK-LORE.  LE- 
GENDS,  AND   FAIRY  TALES 

Where  the  bee  sucks,  there  suck  I: 

In  a  cowslip's  bell  I  lie; 

There  I  couch  when  owls  do  cry. 

On  the  bat's  back  I  do  fly 

After  summer  merrily. 

Merrily,  merrily  shall  I  live  now, 

Under  the  blossom  that  hangs  on  the  bough. 

SHAKSPERE. 

ANDERSEN,  H.  C.     Stories. 

Houghton.     .60 

The  tales  in  this  excellent  little  edition  are  well 
chosen. 

A  prime  advantage  in  an  early  acquaintance  with 
Andersen  springs  from  the  stimulus  which  his  quaint 
fancy  gives  to  the  budding  imagination  of  childnood. 
It  may  be  said  without  exaggeration  that  Andersen 
truly  represents  creative  childhood  in  literature. 

H.  E.  SCUDDER. 

ASBJORNSEN,  P.  C.  Fairy  Tales  from  the 
Far  North.  Translated  by  H.  L.  Braek- 
stad.  Nutt,  2.00 

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"  The  author,  a  distinguished  Norwegian  student  of 
folk-lore  and  zoology,  made  long  journeys  on  foot  for 
scientific  purposes,  in  the  course  of  which  he  collected, 
among  others,  these  popular  stories  and  legends.  Mr. 
Braekstad  in  his  translation  endeavors  to  retain  the 
atmosphere  of  the  original." 

FRANCILLON,  R.  E.     Gods  and  Heroes. 

Ginn.     .40 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  Mythology  adopted  through- 
out is  strictly  of  the  old-fashioned  kind  which  goes  to 
Ovid  as  its  leading  authority,  and  ignores  the  difference 
between  the  gods  of  Greece  and  the  gods  of  Rome.  — 
Preface. 

This  small  volume  is  included  because  it  gives 
quite  fully  the  Labors  of  Hercules. 

FRERE,  MARY.     Old  Deccan  Days. 

McDonough.     1.25 

Hindoo  fairy  legends  of  Southern  India,  re- 
corded by  Miss  Frere  in  1865-1866,  as  they  were 
related  to  her  by  her  Indian  ayah  during  a  tour 
through  the  Southern  Mahratta  country,  in  the 
Bombay  Presidency,  of  which  Sir  Bartle  Frere, 
her  father,  was  then  Governor. 

GRIMM,  J.  L.  and  W.  K.  Fairy  Tales  of 
the  Brothers  Grimm.  Translated  by 
Mrs.  Edgar  Lucas.  Illustrated  by  Arthur 
Rackham.  Lippincott.  1.50 

Barring  a  few  horrible  incidents,  this  is  an 
excellent  selection  of  these  famous  stories.  Mr. 
Rackham 's  illustrations  help  to  place  the  edition 
above  many  others. 

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GRIMM,  J.  L.  and  W.  K.     German  House- 
hold Tales.  Houghton.     .60 

With  very  few  exceptions,  an  unusually  wise 
choice  of  the  Tales. 

Grimm  was  the  name  of  two  German  brothers. 
.  .  .  Their  studies  they  carried  on  together,  though 
Jacob  was  the  more  learned,  and  made  great  contribu- 
tions to  the  science  of  language,  while  Wilhelm  was 
more  artistic  in  his  tastes  and  was  a  capital  story-teller. 
.  .  .  They  lived  in  the  province  of  Hesse-Cassel,  .  .  . 
and  it  was  from  the  peasants  in  this  province  that  they 
derived  a  great  many  tales.  The  best  friend  they  had 
was  the  wife  of  a  coWherd,  a  woman  of  about  fifty,  who 
had  a  genius  for  story-telling. 

H.  E.  SCUDDER. 

HAWTHORNE,  NATHANIEL.    A  Wonder  Book. 
Illustrated  by  Walter  Crane. 

Houghton.     3.00 

No  epoch  of  time  can  claim  a  copyright  in  these 
immortal  fables.  They  seem  never  to  have  been  made; 
and  certainly,  so  long  as  man  exists,  they  can  never 
perish.  —  Preface. 

Hawthorne  wrote  comparatively  little  for 
children.  Let  us  be  thankful  that  he  did  retell 
with  such  charm  these  Greek  myths.  The  full- 
page  pictures  in  color  are  worthy  of  the  stories, 
which  comprise  The  Gorgon's  Head,  The  Golden 
Touch,  The  Paradise  of  Children,  The  Three 
Golden  Apples,  The  Miraculous  Pitcher,  and 
The  Chimsera. 

HOLBROOK,  FLORENCE.     Northland  Heroes. 

Houghton.     .60 
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For  centuries  the  songs  of  Homer  .  .  .  have  de- 
lighted the  children,  young  and  old,  of  many  lands. 
But  part  of  our  own  heritage,  and  nearer  to  us  in  race 
and  time,  are  these  stories  of  the  Danish  Beowulf  and 
the  Swedish  Fridthjof .  —  Preface. 

These  simple  versions  of  saga  and  epic  recount 
for  our  children  the  bravery  and  endurance  of  a 
ruder  age. 

HOUGHTON,  L.  (S.).  The  Russian  Grand- 
mother's Wonder  Tales.  Illustrated  by 
W.  T.  Benda.  Scribner.  1.50 

Slavonic  folk-stories  told  by  a  Russian  peasant  to 
her  little  grandson,  with  the  village  life  of  Southern 
Russia  as  a  background.  Based  on  Dr.  Frederich 
Kraus's  German  collection  of  Tales  and  Legends  of 
South  Slavonia. 

NEW  YORK  STATE  LIBRARY. 

Children  will  love  to  dwell  for  a  time  in  Russia 
with  the  boy  who  was  always  saying  "Tell  me  a 
story,  little  grandmamma."  The  character  of 
the  grandmother  is  drawn  in  a  measure  from 
that  of  Dr.  Kraus's  peasant  mother,  who  was, 
though  illiterate,  intelligent  and  learned  in  the 
wonder-lore  of  her  people. 

JACOBS,  JOSEPH  (Editor).  Celtic  Fairy 
Tales.  Illustrated  by  J.  D.  Batten. 

Putnam.     1.25 

I  have  endeavored  to  include  in  this  volume  the 
best  and  most  typical  stories  told  by  the  chief  masters 
of  the  Celtic  folk-tale,  Campbell,  Kennedy,  Hyde,  and 
Curtin,  and  to  these  I  have  added  the  best  tales  scat- 

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tered  elsewhere.  ...  In  making  my  selection,  and  in 
all  doubtful  points  of  treatment,  I  have  had  resource 
to  the  wide  knowledge  of  my  friend  Mr.  Alfred  Nutt 
in  all  branches  of  Celtic  folk-lore.  .  .  .  With  him  by 
my  side  I  could  venture  into  regions  where  the  non- 
Celt  wanders  at  his  own  risk.  —  Preface. 

The  charm  and  humor  of  Celtic  tradition  is 
conveyed  to  the  reader. 

JACOBS,     JOSEPH    (Editor).      Indian    Fairy 
Tales.    Illustrated  by  J.  D.  Batten. 

Putnam.     1.75 

From  all  these  sources  —  from  the  Jatakas,  from 
the  Bidpai,  and  from  the  more  recent  collections  —  I 
have  selected  those  stories  which  throw  most  light  on 
the  origin  of  fable  and  folk-tales,  and  at  the  same 
time  are  most  likely  to  attract  English  children.  — 
Preface. 

KEARY,   ANNIE  and  ELIZA.    The  Heroes  of 
Asgard.  Macmillan.     .50 

This  is  a  rather  unattractive  little  volume,  but 
the  myths  are  so  well  told  that  we  feel  while  read- 
ing them  that  real  events  of  heroic  days  are  being 
recounted. 

KINGSLEY,    CHARLES.    The  Heroes.     Illus- 
trated by  M.  H.  Squire  and  E.  Mars. 

Russell.     2.50 

In  these  Greek  tales  Kingsley  is  at  his  best  for 
children.  He  writes  without  digression,  the 
language  is  clear  and  dignified,  and  we  feel  the 
spirit  of  the  bygone  age  of  which  the  story  tells. 
Many  of  the  illustrations  are  in  color. 

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KINGSLEY,  CHARLES.  The  Water-Babies. 
A  Fairy  Tale  for  a  Land-Baby.  Illus- 
trated by  Linley  Sambourne. 

Macmillan.     1.25 

This  original  and  charming  story  is  in  some 
parts  rather  over  the  heads  of  children,  and  a  few 
of  the  incidents  seem  gruesome  to  the  compiler. 
For  this  reason  it  is  better  to  read  the  book  to 
the  child,  so  that  these  portions  may  be  omitted. 

LAGERLOF,  S.  O.  L.  The  Wonderful  Ad- 
ventures of  Nils.  Doubled  ay.  1.50 

Selma  Lagerlof,  the  foremost  writer  of  Swedish 
fiction,  in  response  to  a  commission  to  prepare  a 
reader  for  the  public  schools,  devoted  three  years 
to  nature  study,  and  to  seeking  out  hitherto  un- 
published folk-lore  and  legends  of  the  different 
provinces.  The  result,  of  which  we  have  as  yet 
only  the  first  volume,  is  this  remarkable  book. 
Bad  cruel  Nils  is  transformed  into  an  elf,  and 
on  the  back  of  a  goosey-gander,  Thumbietot, 
as  he  is  now  called,  visits  distant  regions,  and 
learns  kindness  to  his  animal  brothers. 

LANG,  ANDREW  (Editor).  The  Red  Fairy 
Book.  Longmans.  2.00 

In  this  volume,  second  in  order  of  publication, 
less  familiar  fairy  stories  are  given,  including  The 
Twelve  Dancing  Princesses,  Kari  Woodengown, 
and  Mother  Holle. 

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MULOCK,  D.  M.  (Mrs.  D.  M.  (M.) 
CRAIK).  °  The  Little  Lame  Prince. 

Heath.     .30 

The  story  of  Prince  Dolor  of  Nomansland  who 
floated  out  of  Hopeless  Tower  on  the  wonderful  travel- 
ing cloak  of  Imagination.  An  allegorical  tale  teaching 
patience  and  true  kingship. 

PRENTICE  AND  POWER. 

This  beautiful  wonder  story,  because  of  its 
pathos,  should  perhaps  be  withheld  from  a  very 
sensitive  child. 

NORTON,  C.  E.  (Editor).  Heart  of  Oak 
Books.  Volume  III.  Fairy  Tales, 
Ballads,  and  Poems.  Heath.  .40 

These  naturally  serve  as  the  gate  of  entrance  into 
the  wide  open  fields  of  literature,  especially  into  those 
of  poetry.  Poetry  is  one  of  the  most  efficient  means  of 
education  of  the  moral  sentiment,  as  well  as  of  the  in- 
telligence. It  is  the  source  of  the  best  culture.  — 
Preface. 

PAINE,  A.  B.  *  The  Arkansaw  Bear.  Illus- 
trated by  Frank  Verbeck. 

Altemus.     1.00 

The  altogether  charmingly  impossible  story  of 
the  travels  of  a  little  boy  and  a  bear  who  played 
the  violin. 

"And  they  travelled  on  forever  and  they '11  never,  never 

sever, 
Bosephus  and  the  fiddle  and  the  old  black  bear." 

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PTLE,  HOWAKD.    The  Wonder  Clock.    Illus- 
trated by  the  Author.          Harper.     2.00 

Any  undertaking  of  Mr.  Pyle's  is  a  guarantee 
of  distinction  in  material,  style,  and  production, 
and  these  four  and  twenty  fairy  tales,  one  for 
each  hour  of  the  day,  are  no  exception.  The  illus- 
trations are  among  the  author's  best,  and  Miss 
Katharine  Pyle  supplies  charming  little  verses 
for  the  different  hours. 

VALENTINE,   L.    (J.)    (Editor).     The   Old, 
Old  Fairy  Tales.  Warne.     1.50 

The  tales  contained  in  this  volume  have  been  the 
delight  of  many  generations  of  children,  and  can,  in 
fact,  claim  a  very  distant  origin,  though  they  were  re- 
told in  their  present  form  as  late  as  the  age  of  Louis  XIV. 
They  are  generally  supposed  to  have  come  from  the 
East,  for  they  are  to  be  found  in  varied  forms  in  all 
the  countries  of  Europe  that  sent  forth  Crusaders.  .  .  . 
As  children  always  like  stories  to  be  retold  in  the  same 
words  as  far  as  possible,  these  tales  have  not  been  re- 
written (except  in  two  cases) ;  the  original  transla- 
tions in  their  quaint  simplicity  have  been  collected, 
and  merely  corrected  so  far  as  to  meet  the  modern 
ideas  of  the  kind  of  tale  to  be  given  to  children; 
the  old  ones  being  occasionally  a  little  coarse.  — 
Preface. 

Madame  D'Aulnoy,  Charles  Perrault,  and  La 
Princess  de  Beaumont,  are  represented  in  this 
collection,  taken,  with  few  exceptions,  from 
French  sources. 

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•  • 

ZITKALA-SA.     Old  Indian  Legends.     Illus- 
trated by  Angel  de  Cora.         Ginn.     .50 

Under  an  open  sky,  nestling  close  to  the  earth,  the 
old  Dakota  story-tellers  have  told  me  these  legends.  — 
Preface. 


POETRY,  COLLECTIONS  OF  POETRY 
AND  PROSE,  AND  STORIES 
ADAPTED  FROM  GREAT 
AUTHORS 

The  great  man  is  he  who  does  not  lose  his  child's 
heart. 

MENCIUS. 

LONGFELLOW,  H.  W.  The  Song  of  Hia- 
watha. Illustrated  by  Frederic  Reming- 
ton. Houghton.  2.00 

"Ye  who  love  a  nation's  legends, 
Love  the  ballads  of  a  people 
That  like  voices  from  afar  off 
Call  to  us  to  pause  and  listen, 

•  ••••* 

"Listen  to  this  Indian  Legend, 
To  this  Song  of  Hiawatha!" 

LUCAS,  E.  V.  (Editor).  Another  Book  of 
Verses  for  Children.  Macmillan.  1.50 

Admirable  selections,  chosen  partly  with  view  to 
reading  aloud,  a  large  proportion  not  being  found  in 

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other  children's  anthologies.  They  range  from  Shaks- 
pere,  Blake,  Tennyson,  to  modern  nonsense  rhymes. 
Attractively  illustrated. 

NEW  YORK  STATE  LIBRARY. 


RELIGION  AND  ETHICS 

What  can  I  give  Him, 
Poor  as  I  am  ? 
If  I  were  a  shepherd 
I  would  bring  a  lamb, 
If  I  were  a  wise  man 
I  would  do  my  part  — 
Yet  what  I  can  I  give  Him, 
Give  my  heart. 

C.  G.  ROSSETTI. 

HODGES,  GEORGE.     When  the  King  Came. 

Houghton.     1.25 

The  life  of  Christ  told  with  simplicity  and 
breadth,  making  real  to  children  the  events  of  the 
Gospel  story.  Tested  by  ten  years'  home  use 
before  publication.  The  biblical  text  is  not 
adhered  to  strictly. 


SCIENCE,  OUT-OF-DOOR  BOOKS, 
AND  STORIES  OF  ANIMALS 

I  love  to  rise  in  a  summer  morn, 
When  the  birds  sing  on  every  tree; 
The  distant  huntsman  winds  his  horn, 
And  the  skylark  sings  with  me: 
O  what  sweet  company ! 

BLAKE. 

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CHAMPLIN,  J.  D.    The  Young  Folks'  Cy- 
clopaedia of  Common  Things. 

Holt.     3.00 

In  the  present  work  the  writer  has  attempted  to 
furnish  in  simple  language,  aided  by  pictorial  illustra- 
tions when  thought  necessary,  a  knowledge  of  things 
in  Nature,  Science,  and  the  Arts,  which  are  apt  to 
awaken  a  child's  curiosity.  —  Preface. 

Young  people  thoroughly  enjoy  this  excellent 
book. 

MILLER,   O.   T.    (Pseudonym   of   Mrs.    H. 
(M.)  MILLER).    The  First  Book  of  Birds. 

Houghton.     1.00 

Intended  to  interest  children  in  birds  by  an  ac- 
count of  their  habits  of  eating,  sleeping,  nesting,  etc., 
with  illustrative  anecdotes,  many  from  original  ob- 
servation. 

AUDUBON  SOCIETY. 

Though  Mrs.  Miller  is  herself  an  expert,  she 
tells  us  that  she  has  been  careful  to  have  the 
latest  and  the  best  authorities  for  the  statements 
made,  and  presents  a  list  of  them.  The  author, 
while  never  a  sentimentalist,  constantly  teaches 
kindness  to  the  birds.  There  are  both  colored 
and  plain  plates. 

MORLEY,  M.  W.     The  Bee  People.     Illus- 
trated by  the  Author. 

McClurg.     1.25 

Miss  Apis  Mellifica,  with  her  wonderful  eyes, 
her  queer  tongue,  her  useful  furry  legs,  and  her 

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marvellous  ways,  is  described  for  us  in  delight- 
fully simple  fashion  by  Miss  Morley,  who  has 
also  made  many  instructive  and  interesting  small 
illustrations.  The  last  chapter  is  on  Bombus, 
the  Bumblebee. 

The  bee  has  a  mighty  soul  in  a  little  body. 

Virgil. 

MURTFELDT,  M.   E.,    and    C.    M.    WEED. 
Stories  of  Insect  Life.    Volume  II. 

Ginn.     .30 

"This  book,  like  its  predecessor,  aims  to  give  to 
young  pupils  an  accurate  and  readable  account  of  the 
life  histories  of  some  common  insects.  It  is  designed 
for  use  during  the  autumn  months." 

There  are  many  illustrations. 

SAUNDERS,  M.  M.     Beautiful  Joe. 

American  Baptist.     .50 

Primarily  intended  to  inculcate  kindness  to 
dogs,  and  other  animals.  It  is  pleasant  to  know 
that  the  tale  has  secured  an  immense  popularity. 

SEWELL,  ANNA.    Black  Beauty.    Edited  by 
E.  R.  Shaw.  Newson.     .30 

The  horse  gives  his  own  account  of  his  life 
with  good  and  bad  masters;  the  purpose  of  the 
book  being  to  instil  care  and  consideration  for 
animals.  Many  copies  have  been  distributed 
among  draymen  and  cabmen.  Children  find 
the  story  very  interesting. 

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STORIES 

Consult  the  taste  of  your  child  in  selecting  or  guiding 
his  reading.  .  .  .  Let  the  boys  and  girls  choose  for 
themselves  within  certain  limits,  only  trying  to  guide 
them  to  the  best  books  upon  the  subject  of  their  in- 
terest, whatever  that  may  be. 

MRS.  G.  R.  FIELD. 

BURNETT,  P.  E.  (H.).  Little  Lord  Faunt- 
leroy.  Scribner.  1.25 

Mrs.  Burnett's  well-known  story  of  the  little 
American  boy  who  in  the  course  of  events  be- 
comes heir  to  an  English  earldom  is  included  in 
this  list  because  of  the  beautiful  and  kindly  spirit 
shown  by  the  child  to  those  about  him. 

DRUMMOND,  HENRY.  *  The  Monkey  That 
Would  Not  Kill.  Illustrated  by  Louis 
Wain.  Dodd.  1.00 

Professor  Drummond  wrote  these  two  tales  — 
his  first  attempt  at  fiction  —  while  acting  as 
temporary  editor  of  a  children's  magazine.  The 
first,  that  of  Tricky,  was  so  liked  by  children  all 
over  the  world  that  the  second,  Gum,  was  written 
soon  after.  Mr.  Wain's  pictures  are  very  good. 

JEWETT,  S.  O.     Play  Days. 

Houghton.     1.50 

This  little  book  for  little  girls  has  all  the  quiet 
charm  of  Miss  Jewett's  books  for  older  people.  The 
author  has  a  great  gift  for  making  the  fine  and  beautiful 

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things  which  lie  at  the  heart  of  every-day  life  stand 
forth  in  their  true  colors,  and  making  simple  pleasures 
seem  very  pleasant. 

PRENTICE  AND  POWER. 

LUCAS,    E.    V.     (Editor).      Old-Fashioned 
Tales.    Illustrated  by  F.  D.  Bedford. 

Stokes.     1.50 

Selections  from  the  writings  of  Maria  Edge- 
worth,  Mary  Lamb,  Peter  Parley,  and  others. 

"The  children  come,  the  children  go; 
To-day  grows  quickly  yesterday; 
And  we,  who  quiz  quaint  fashions  so, 
We  soon  shall  seem  as  quaint  as  they." 

The  children  of  those  days  —  our  great-great- 
grandfathers —  expected  didacticism.  It  was  part  of 
the  game.  ...  In  the  present  collection  there  is,  I 
think,  no  example  either  of  condescension  or  showing- 
off  —  the  two  principal  faults  of  books  for  children. 
All  the  authors  seem  to  me  to  be  simple  and  single- 
minded  :  they  wished  above  all  to  be  interesting.  — 
Introduction. 

MclNTYRE,  M.  A.     The  Cave  Boy  of  the 

Age  of  Stone.  Appleton.     .40 

Written  in  accordance  with  modern  views  of  sci- 
ence, and  calculated  to  give  children  ?  good  idea  of 
prehistoric  man  and  his  ways.  What  is  more,  the 
story  is  sufficiently  interesting  to  attract  them.  —  The 
Athenceum. 

OTIS,  JAMES  (Pseudonym  of  J.  O.  Kaler). 
Toby  Tyler,  or  Ten  Weeks  with  a 
Circus.  Harper.  .60 

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Little  freckled  Toby  runs  away  and  joins  a 
circus,  where  he  makes  a  friend  of  Mr.  Stubbs, 
an  old  monkey.  Before  long,  however,  he  is 
glad  to  be  welcomed  home  again  by  old  Uncle 
Daniel.  The  tawdry  life  of  the  ring  is  well  drawn. 

OUIDA  (Pseudonym  of  Louise  de  la  Rame). 
Bimbi.  Lippincott.     1.50 

Louise  de  la  Rame  wrote  these  stories  in  a 
way  that  charms  alike  grown  people  and  children. 
Little  August  and  his  beloved  Hirschvogel  the 
great  Niirnberg  stove,  Florentine  Lolo  and  his 
faithful  Moufflou,  Raphael  the  child  of  old 
Urbino,  and  others,  are  vividly  pictured. 


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Ten  Years  of  Age 

There  comes  a  voice  that  awakes  my  soul.  It  is  the 
voice  of  years  that  are  gone,  they  roll  before  me  with  their 

deeds. 

OSSIAN. 

AMUSEMENTS  AND  HANDICRAFT 

Where's  the  cook?  is  supper  ready,  the  house 
trimmed,  rushes  strewed,  cobwebs  swept? 

SHAKSPERE. 

BENTON,  C.  F.     A  Little  Cook-Book  for  a 
Little  Girl.  Estes.     .75 

"But  Margaret  said,  'I  don't  want  to  wait  till 
I'm  big;  I  want  to  cook  now;  and  I  don't  want  to 
do  cooking-school  cooking,  but  little  girl  cooking,  all 
by  myself." 

So  they  gave  her  this  simple  cook-book  on  her 
birthday,  and  she  learned  to  make  all  the  differ- 
ent dishes  before  another  birthday  came. 

BENTON,  C.  F.     Saturday  Mornings. 

Estes.     .75 

Margaret  loved  housekeeping,  and  the  big 
people  taught  her  on  Saturday  mornings  how  to 
take  care  of  the  house  and  its  contents,  how  to 
launder,  to  market,  et  cetera.  The  directions, 
given  in  story  form,  are  very  clear  and  simple, 
and  girls  greatly  enjoy  the  book.  In  fact,  work 
becomes  as  joyful  as  play. 

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HALL,  A.  N.     The  Boy  Craftsman. 

Lothrop.     2.00 

The  Boy  Craftsman  has  been  undertaken  with  a 
view  of  helping  boys  with  their  problems  of  earning 
money,  as  well  as  furnishing  recreative  and  entertain- 
ing work,  and  to  this  end  the  first  portion  has  been 
devoted  to  suggestions  for  the  carrying  on  of  a  number 
of  small  business  enterprises,  and  the  second  and  third 
parts  to  outdoor  and  indoor  pastimes  for  all  seasons 
of  the  year.  — Preface. 

The  handling  and  care  of  tools,  simple  car- 
pentry, printing,  photography,  the  making  of  an 
outdoor  gymnasium  and  a  miniature  theatre, 
are  among  the  topics  included.  There  are  many 
illustrations. 


BIOGRAPHY,  HISTORY,  AND 
GOVERNMENT 

"Here  may  we  sit  and  converse  hold 
With  those  whose  names  in  ages  old 
Were  in  the  book  of  fame  enrolled." 

BROOKS,  E.  S.    The  True  Story  of  Christo- 
pher Columbus.  Lothrop.     1.50 

Columbus  .  .  .  left  a  record  of  persistence  in  spite 
of  discouragement  and  of  triumph  over  all  obstacles, 
that  has  been  the  inspiration  ana  guide  for  Americans 
ever  since  his  day.  —  Preface. 

The  life  of  the  great  admiral  is  described  in  a 
simple  and  interesting  manner.  Many  pictures 
are  given. 

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BROOKS,  E.  S.    The  True  Story  of  George 
Washington.  Lothrop.     1.50 

One  of  the  best  of  modern  Americans,  James 
Russell  Lowell,  who  was  born  on  the  same  day  of  the 
month  as  Washington,  February  twenty-second,  wrote, 
shortly  before  his  death,  to  a  school-girl  whose  class 
proposed  noticing  his  own  birthday:  "Whatever  else 
you  do  on  the  twenty-second  of  February,  recollect, 
first  of  all,  that  on  that  day  a  really  great  man  was  born, 
and  do  not  fail  to  warm  your  hearts  with  the  memory 
of  his  service,  and  to  brace  your  minds  with  the  con- 
templation of  his  character.  The  rest  of  us  must  wait 
uncovered  till  he  be  served." 

This  is  a  good  text  for  those  boys  and  girls  who  may 
be  led  to  read  this  true  story  of  George  Washington.  — 
Preface. 

The  book  is  fully  illustrated. 

CATHERWOOD,  M.  (H.).    The  Heroes  of  the 
Middle  West.  Ginn.     .50 

The  French  discovery  and  settlement  of  this 
country  to  the  time  of  Pontiac,  and  the  coming 
of  the  English.  A  vivid,  carefully  drawn  picture 
of  those  adventurous  days.  Marquettej  Joliet, 
La  Salle,  and  Tonty,  are  sketched  for  us. 

CHAMPLIN,  J.  D.    The  Young  Folks'  Cy- 
clopsedia  of  Persons  and  Places. 

Holt.     3.00 

A  companion  to  The  Young  Folks'  Cyclo- 
paedia of  Common  Things,  which  tells,  in  the 
same  simple  way,  of  well-known  persons  and 
places.  It  is,  as  is  the  former,  most  satisfactory. 
There  are  many  illustrations. 

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GILMAN,    ARTHUR.      The    Colonization    of 
America.  Lothrop.     .45 

This  volume,  like  The  Discovery  and  Exploration 
of  America,  of  which  it  is  a  continuation,  is  a  study 
of  the  best  authorities.  It  is  intended  to  present  to 
young  readers  the  salient  points  in  the  story  of  the 
colonization  of  the  United  States.  —  Preface. 

HILL,  MABEL.    Lessons  for  Junior  Citizens. 
Introduction  by  A.  B.  Hart.     Ginn.    .50 

By  this  series  of  talks  about  the  make-up  and 
workings  of  different  civic  departments  and  insti- 
tutions Miss  Hill  arouses  the  attention  and  holds 
the  interest  of  our  children.  The  police,  fire, 
and  street  departments,  are  described,  and  among 
other  subjects,  juvenile  courts,  the  school  system, 
and  the  village  improvement  association,  are 
pleasantly  discussed. 

McMuRRY,  C.  A.     Pioneers  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains  and  the  West. 

Macmillan.     .40 

A  good  account  of  the  exploring  expeditions 
of  Coronado,  Lewis  and  Clark,  Fremont,  Powell, 
Parkman,  and  others.  The  book  contains  maps 
and  illustrations. 

MARSHALL,  H.  E.    An  Island  Story.    Illus- 
trated by  A.  S.  Forrest.        Stokes.     2.50 

The  child  is  to  put  this  volume,  not  at  the  lesson- 
book  end  of  the  shelf,  but  with  Robinson  Crusoe  and 
the  like.  So  the  preface  suggests,  and  rightly.  It  is 

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eminently  readable,  a  success,  we  should  say,  in  what 
looks  much  easier  than  it  is,  telling  a  story  in  simple 
words.  —  The  Spectator. 

A  history  of  the  Mother  Country,  from  earli- 
est legendary  times  delightfully  related.  The 
thirty  full-page  illustrations  in  color  add  to  its 
attraction. 

MARSHALL,  H.  E.     Stories  of  William  Tell 
and  His  Friends.  Dutton.     .50 

The  Swiss  national  hero  is  told  of  in  a  series 
of  thrilling  narratives,  teaching  children  what 
brave  men  will  dare  and  do  for  freedom.  There 
are  eight  pictures  in  color. 


GEOGRAPHY,  TRAVEL,  AND 
DESCRIPTION 


So  geographers,  in  Afric  maps. 
With  savage  pictures  fill  their  gaps, 
And  o'er  unhabitable  downs 
Place  elephants  for  want  of  towns. 

SWIFT. 

Du  CHAILLU,  P.  B.     The  Country  of  the 
Dwarfs.  Harper.     1.25 

The  author  relates  in  his  informal  way,  among 
many  other  experiences,  his  encounters  with  the 
little  people  of  Herodotus;  their  tiny  houses, 
curious  customs,  and  uncommon  shyness.  This 
trip  to  Africa  was  begun  in  1863. 

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Du  CHAILLU,  P.  B.  Wild  Life  under  the 
Equator.  Harper.  1.25 

The  hunting  of  hippopotami  and  gorillas  is 
most  interestingly  narrated  by  the  great  explorer 
who  also  tells  about  the  method  employed  in 
catching  elephants,  about  snake-charming,  and 
so  forth. 

FINNEMORE,  JOHN.  Switzerland.  Illus- 
trated by  J.  H.  Lewis  and  A.  D.  McCor- 
mick.  Macmillan.  .75 

These  small  books —  the  Peeps  at  Many  Lands 
Series  —  "are  intended  to  give  children  a  glimpse 
at  the  scenes,  people,  and  characteristics,  of 
foreign  countries.  ...  A  strong  feature  is  made 
of  the  work  and  play  of  children  in  the  land 
described."  The  illustrations,  though  as  a  rule 
somewhat  highly  colored,  are  very  attractive. 
There  are  many  titles  in  the  series,  but  only  the 
most  important  are  included  in  this  list.  Be- 
sides descriptions  of  beautiful  lakes  and  great 
mountains,  this  volume  includes  tales  of  the 
struggle  for  Swiss  freedom,  accounts  of  mountain- 
climbing,  sports,  and  chamois-hunting.  There 
are  twelve  colored  plates,  among  which  are  a 
number  of  fine  snow  scenes. 

SCHWATKA,  FREDERICK.  The  Children  of 
the  Cold.  Educational.  1.25 

Frederick  Schwatka  says:  To  describe'  these 
Arctic  babies  is  the  main  object  of  this  book — 

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to  tell  the  boys  and  girls  what  kind  of  toys  and 
pleasures  and  picnics  and  all  sorts  of  fun  may  be 
had  where  you  would  hardly  think  any  could  be 
had  at  all;  also,  some  of  the  discomforts  of  liv- 
ing in  this  most  uncomfortable  country. 

TAYLOR,   BAYARD.     Boys  of  Other  Coun- 
tries. Putnam.     1.25 

Experiences  in  the  lives  of  five  boys,  whose 
respective  homes  were  Sweden,  Egypt,  Iceland, 
Germany,  and  Russia. 

The  purpose  of  the  author,  of  course,  was  to 
give  a  glimpse  of  the  habits  and  customs  of  these 
countries. 

MYTHOLOGY,  FOLK-LORE,  LE- 
GENDS, AND   FAIRY  TALES 

It  would  be  hard  to  estimate  the  amount  of  gentle- 
ness and  mercy  that  has  made  its  way  among  us  through 
these  slight  channels.  Forbearance,  courtesy,  con- 
sideration for  the  poor  and  aged,  kind  treatment  of 
animals,  the  love  of  Nature,  abhorrence  of  tyranny 
and  brute  force  —  many  such  good  things  have  been 
nourished  in  the  child's  heart  by  this  powerful  aid. 
It  has  greatly  helped  to  keep  us  ever  young,  by  pre- 
serving through  our  worldly  ways  one  slender  track, 
not  overgrown  with  weeds,  where  we  may  walk  with 
children,  sharing  their  delights.  DICKENS. 

ANDERSEN,  H.  C.     Fairy  Tales  from  Hans 
Christian  Andersen.    Translated  by  Mrs 
Edgar  Lucas.     Illustrated  by  Thomas, 
Charles,  and  William  Robinson. 

Dutton.     2.50 

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Most  truly  rendered  in  the  edition  by  Mrs.  E. 
Lucas,  illustrated  by  the  Robinsons. 

MRS.  H.  L.  ELMENDORF. 

Mrs.  Lucas  is  well  fitted  for  her  office  of  trans- 
lator, although  there  are  a  number  of  tales  in 
this  selection  which,  in  the  opinion  of  the  com- 
piler of  this  List,  might  well  have  been  omitted 
because  of  their  horrible  character.  The  pictures 
are  so  remarkable  that  in  them  the  stories  live 
again. 

BALDWIN,  JAMES.     A  Story  of  the  Golden 
Age.    Illustrated  by  Howard  Pyle. 

Scribner.     1.50 

Mr.  Baldwin's  object,  as  he  tells  us,  has  been 
to  pave  the  way  to  the  enjoyable  reading  of 
Homer.  He  has  depicted  for  us  the  boyhood  and 
youth  of  Odysseus,  taking  the  various  legends 
relating  to  the  causes  of  the  Trojan  War,  and 
weaving  them  into  one  continuous  narrative, 
ending  where  Homer  begins. 

CHAPIN,  A.  A.    The  Story  of  the  Rhinegold. 

Harper.     1.25 

A  little  volume  intended  for  the  use  of  children 
who  may  be  taken  to  hear  the  operas  of  Richard 
Wagner.  It  gives  briefly,  in  an  interesting  man- 
ner, the  great  myth  upon  which  Wagner  based 
his  famous  production,  the  Ring  of  the  Nibe- 
lungs,  following  the  lines  of  the  operas.  The 
musical  motifs  accompany  the  text.; 

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CHAPIN,  A.  A.    Wonder  Tales  from  Wagner. 

Harper.     1.25 

This  companion  to  The  Story  of  the  Rhine- 
gold  relates  the  legends  of  the  Flying  Dutch- 
man, Tannhauser,  Lohengrin,  Tristan  and 
Isolde,  and  the  Mastersingers  of  Nuremberg. 
The  musical  motifs  accompany  the  text. 

DIXON,  E.  (Editor).  Fairy  Tales  from  the 
Arabian  Nights.  Illustrated  by  J.  D. 
Batten.  Putnam.  2.50 

In  Europe  they  were  not  known  till  1704,  when  a 
learned  Frenchman,  Antoine  Galland,  who  had  travelled 
widely  in  the  East,  put  them  skillfully,  if  not  too  accu- 
rately, into  the  language  of  his  own  people.  .  .  .  Within 
a  comparatively  few  years,  an  ancient  manuscript  in 
the  Louvre  at  Paris  has  been  found  to  remove  from 
Galland  the  long-standing  reproach  that  he  introduced 
into  his  Arabian  Nights  stories  which  really  did  not 
belong  to  the  collection,  but  were  taken  from  other 
Eastern  sources.  ...  It  will  not  be  easy  to  change 
the  form  of  the  names  which,  through  Galland's  agency, 
have  become  classic  words.  —  Introduction  to  Stories 
from  the  Arabian  Nights. 

The  text  of  the  present  selection  from  the  Arabian 
Nights  is  that  of  Galland,  1821,  slightly  abridged  and 
edited.  The  edition  is  designed  virginibus  puerisque. 

E.  DIXON. 

Mr.  Dixon  presents  these  famous  Oriental 
stories  most  acceptably,  and  Mr.  Batten's  re- 
markable illustrations  are  all  that  can  be  desired. 
His  genii  are  genii  indeed,  and  his  fairy  princesses 
creatures  of  grace  and  beauty. 

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HARRIS,  J.  C.  *  Uncle  Remus;  His  Songs 
and  His  Sayings.  Illustrated  by  A.  B. 
Frost.  Appleton.  2.00 

I  have  endeavored  to  give  to  the  whole  a  genuine 
flavor  of  the  old  plantation.  Each  legend  has  its 
variants,  but  in  every  instance  I  have  retained  that 
particular  version  which  seemed  to  me  to  be  the  most 
characteristic,  and  have  given  it  without  embellishment 
and  without  exaggeration.  —  Introduction. 

All  children  should  have  the  opportunity  to 
know  and  to  love  Uncle  Remus,  as  they  cannot 
fail  to  do  if  they  are  familiar  with  his  narratives. 
The  Negro  dialect  often  makes  it  desirable  to 
have  these  read  aloud. 

HAWTHORNE,  NATHANIEL.  Tanglewood 
Tales.  Houghton.  .75 

In  this  second  Wonder  Book  Hawthorne  again 
tells  us  in  simple  language  of  great  heroes  of 
Greek  mythical  days.  The  Minotaur,  the  Pyg- 
mies, The  Dragon's  Teeth,  Circe's  Palace,  The 
Pomegranate  Seeds,  and  The  Golden  Fleece,  com- 
prise the  contents  of  the  volume. 

HODGSON,  GERALDINE.  Rama  and  the 
Monkeys.  Illustrated  by  W.  H.  Robin- 
son. Macmillan.  .50 

In  fine  and  picturesque  language,  retained 
from  the  Indian  original,  Geraldine  Hodgson  has 
given  us  this  adaptation  from  the  Ramayana. 
We  learn,  with  delight,  to  know  the  monkey 
hosts:  "Hanuman,  that  strong,  forgiving,  wise, 

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brave,  and  humble  Ape,"  and   "Sugriva,   that 
best  of  Monkeys." 

KIPLING,  RUDYARD.    The  Jungle  Book. 

Century.     1.50 

Telling  of  Mowgli,  the  child  of  the  jungle,  and 
his  brethren,  the  wild  creatures  of  the  forest; 
together  with  other  marvellous  animal  stories. 

"Oh,  hear  the  call!  —  Good  hunting  all 
That  keep  the  Jungle  Law!" 

LANG,  ANDREW  (Editor).  The  Green  Fairy 
Book.  Longmans.  2.00 

This,  the  third  of  the  colored  fairy  books,  con- 
tains, as  do  the  others,  tales  from  many  sources, 
among  them  The  Half-Chick,  The  Magic  Swan, 
and  King  Kojata. 

PYLE,  HOWARD.  The  Story  of  King  Arthur 
and  His  Knights.  Illustrated  by  the 
Author.  Scribner.  2.50 

Mr.  Pyle  has  related  these  great  legends  right 
worthily.  The  illustrations  are  full  of  interest, 
and  while  the  text  is  suited  to  a  narrative  of  this 
early  period,  it  is  well  within  childish  compre- 
hension. 

Blow  trumpet,  for  the  world  is  white  with  May ; 
Blow  trumpet,  the  long  night  hath  roll'd  away ! 
Blow  thro'  the  living  world  —  "Let  the  King  reign." 

"Shall  Rome  or  Heathen  rule  in  Arthur's  realm? 
Flash  brand  and  lance,  fall  battleaxe  upon  helm, 
Fall  battleaxe,  and  flash  brand  !  Let  the  King  reign." 

TENNYSON. 
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RUSKEN,  JOHN.     The  King  of  the  Golden 
River.  Heath.     .20 

An  exquisite  legend,  beautiful  in  spirit  and 
language. 

There  have  been  written  in  our  English  language 
a  few  tales  bearing  a  rich  moral  lesson  that  are  an  un- 
failing source  of  delight,  alike  to  childhood  and  to  youth, 
and  that  are  at  the  same  time  not  without  interest  to  the 
adult.  The  King  of  the  Golden  River  is  one  of  these. 
.  .  .  Its  lessons  are  not  obtruded;  the  reader  is  really 
not  explicitly  conscious  of  them  at  all.  —  Introduction. 

STOCKTON,  F.  R.     Fanciful  Tales. 

Scribner.     .50 

Mr.  Stockton  had  a  wise,  humorous  style  of 
his  own.  In  this  small  volume,  which  contains 
some  of  his  best  writing  for  children,  will  be  found 
Old  Pipes  and  the  Dryad,  The  Bee-Man  of  Orn, 
and  The  Clocks  of  Rondaine. 

STORIES  FROM  THE  ARABIAN  NIGHTS. 

Houghton.     .60 

From  centuries  and  peoples  almost  as  different 
from  those  we  know  as  the  North  and  the  South  Poles 
are  far  apart,  through  the  overthrows  of  dynasties  and 
the  movements  of  whole  races  of  men,  by  the  work  of 
Arabian  scholars  when  printing  was  unknown,  and 
by  the  labors  of  Europeans  almost  in  our  own  day, 
these  stories  have  survived  to  transport  us  into  a  world 
of  splendor  and  magic.  —  Introduction. 

A  carefully  edited  selection  of  thirteen  of  these 
famous  tales,  with  which,  of  course,  every  child 
should  be  familiar. 

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THACKERAY,  W.  M.  The  Rose  and  the 
Ring.  Edited  by  E.  E.  Hale.  Illus- 
trated by  the  Author.  Heath.  .25 

But  in  the  meanwhile,  and  for  a  brief  holiday,  let 
us  laugh  and  be  as  pleasant  as  we  can.  And  you  elder 
folks  —  a  little  joking  and  dancing  and  fooling  will  do 
even  you  no  harm.  The  author  wishes  you  a  Merry 
Christmas,  and  welcomes  you  to  the  Fireside 
Pantomime. 

M.  A.  TITMARSH. 

This  fairy  extravaganza  —  Thackeray's  only 
production  for  children  —  was  written  for  a  little 
sick  girl. 


POETRY,  COLLECTIONS  OF  POETRY 

AND  PROSE,  AND  STORIES 

ADAPTED  FROM  GREAT 

AUTHORS 

Children  are  lucky  to  be  children  nowadays,  for  the 
idea  is  pretty  well  disseminated  that  the  very  choicest 
from  all  the  garnered  riches  of  the  great  world  of  litera- 
ture should  be  given  them,  that  they  may  early  be 
possessed  of  thoughts  and  feelings  that  are  true  and 
large,  sweet  and  beautiful. 

RICHARD  BURTON. 

GAYLEY,    C.   M.,   and    M.    C.    FLAHERTY 
(Editors).     Poetry  of  the  People. 

Ginn.     .50 

Poems  illustrative  of  the  history  and  national 
spirit  of  England,  Scotland,  Ireland,  and  America. — 
Title-Page. 

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The  compilers  have  given  us  a  volume  of  verse 
chosen  from  that  which  is  "most  simple,  most 
hearty,  most  truly  characteristic  of  the  people, 
their  tradition,  history,  and  spirit;  .  .  .  poetry 
sometimes  by,  and  sometimes  not,  but  always 
for,  the  people;  poems  that  were  household 
words  with  our  fathers  and  mothers,  and  lay 
close  to  the  heart  because  of  the  heart." 

HAWEIS,  M.  E.  (Mrs.  H.  R.  HAWEIS). 
Chaucer  for  Children.  Illustrated  by 
the  Author.  Scribner.  1.25 

Mrs.  Haweis  begins  with  an  account  of  Chau- 
cer's life  and  the  London  of  his  day.  Portions  of 
a  number  of  the  Tales  follow,  the  original  and 
the  modern  text  being  given  in  parallel  columns, 
with  prose  abridgments  connecting  the  selections. 
There  are  eight  full-page  colored  pictures  and  a 
number  of  small  woodcuts.  Though  possibly 
only  an  exceptional  child  will  enjoy  the  book, 
it  helps  to  bring  the  youthful  reader  closer  to  the 
time  of  Chaucer  than  any  other  version  for 
children. 

RASPE,  R.  E.  *  Tales  from  the  Travels  of 
Baron  Munchausen.  Edited  by  E.  E. 
Hale.  Heath.  .20 

"Some  travellers  are  apt  to  advance  more  than  is 
strictly  true ;  if  any  of  the  company  entertain  a  doubt 
of  my  veracity,  I  shall  only  say  to  such,  I  pity  their  want 
of  faith." 

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Raspe"  was  scholar  enough  to  mix  up  with  the  real 
Munchausen's  amusing  burlesques,  exaggerations  and 
fancies  which  are  centuries  older,  and  which  can  be 
cited  now  from  the  crabbed  language  of  the  Middle 
Ages.  —  Not  e. 

SWIFT,  JONATHAN.    Gulliver's  Travels. 

Educational.     .40 

His  voyage  to  Lilliput,  his  stay  with  the  little 
people,  and  his  adventures  later  among  the  giants 
of  Brobdingnag,  are  classic.  Written  as  a  politi- 
cal satire,  the  narrative  has  served  a  gentler  pur- 
pose than  its  original  one.  The  littleness  of  the 
Lilliputians  and  the  greatness  of  the  giants  ap- 
peal strongly  to  children. 

And  lo !  the  book  from  all  its  end  beguiled, 
A  harmless  wonder  to  some  happy  child. 

BULWER-LYTTON  . 


SCIENCE,  OUT-OF-DOOR  BOOKS, 
AND  STORIES  OF  ANIMALS 

In  that  forest  to  and  fro 
I  can  wander,  I  can  go; 
See  the  spider  and  the  fly, 
And  the  ants  go  marching  by 
Carrying  parcels  with  their  feet 
Down  the  green  and  grassy  street. 

STEVENSON. 

DUNCAN,   FRANCES.     Mary's   Garden   and 
How  It  Grew.  Century.     1.25 

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The  old  gardener  teaches  Mary  how  to  prepare 
and  tend  her  garden  through  the  year.  Much 
practical  information  is  given  in  a  charming  way 
with  a  thread  of  story. 

HERRICK,  S.  M.  (B.).     The  Earth  in  Past 
Ages.  American  Book.     .60 

A  clear  account  of  the  geological  story,  inter- 
estingly told.  Many  of  the  illustrations  are  taken 
from  Lyell,  and  Winchell. 

MILLER,  O.  T.  (Pseudonym  of  Mrs.  H.  (M.) 
MILLER).    The  Second  Book  of  Birds. 

Houghton.     1.00 

Illustrated  with  colored  and  plain  plates.  .  .  . 
Systematically  arranged;  non-technical  descriptions. 
This  takes  the  learner  a  step  farther  than  The  First 
Book,  and  introduces  him  to  classification,  giving  ex- 
amples of  the  best  known  species,  east,  wrest,  and  south, 
of  thirty  families  of  land-birds,  with  account  of  habits, 
and  illustrative  anecdotes.  An  appendix  contains  a 
simple  non-technical  characterization  of  the  several 
families,  in  language  a  child  can  understand. 

AUDUBON  SOCIETY. 

PATTERSON,   A.    J.     The   Spinner   Family. 
Illustrated  by  Bruce  Horsfall. 

McClurg.     1.25 

Children,  while  they  do  not  like  spiders,  are 
invariably  curious  about  them.  This  description 
of  various  species,  with  its  good  illustrations,  will 
turn  childish  curiosity  into  genuine  interest. 

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WOOD,  THEODORE.    A  Natural  History  for 
Young  People.  Button.     2.50 

In  moderate  compass  this  book  gives  us  much 
information  about  the  living  creatures  of  the 
world.  Mr.  Wood  is  an  authority.  There  are 
twelve  colored  and  over  three  hundred  black- 
and-white  illustrations. 

WRIGHT,  M.  O.    Gray  Lady  and  the  Birds. 

Macmillan.     1.75 

Although  as  a  rule  story-telling  and  science 
are  best  kept  separate,  their  combination  in  this 
pleasant  tale,  written  in  the  interest  of  bird- 
protection,  can  have  only  our  hearty  commenda- 
tion. It  arouses  the  interest  of  children  not 
only  by  its  style,  but  because  there  is  such  a  fund 
of  information  about  our  birds.  The  volume 
contains  twelve  colored  plates  and  thirty-six 
full-page  illustrations  in  half-tone. 


STORIES 

Oh  for  a  Booke  and  a  shadie  nooke, 

Eyther  in-a-doore  or  out, 

With  the  greene  leaves  whisp'ring  overhede, 

Or  the  Streete  cryes  all  about. 

Where  I  maie  Reade  all  at  my  ease, 

Both  of  the  Newe  and  Olde, 

For  a  jollie  goode  Booke,  whereon  to  looke, 

Is  better  to  me  than  Golde. 

Old  English  Song. 

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ALCOTT,  L.  M.     Under  the  Lilacs.     Illus- 
trated by  Alice  Barber  Stephens. 

Little.     2.00 

The  story  tells  how  little  Ben  and  good  Sancho, 
his  wonderful  trained  poodle,  ran  away  from  the 
circus,  and  found  refuge  and  happiness  with 
Bab  and  Betty  in  the  old  home  under  the  lilacs. 

BAYLOR,  F.  C.  (Mrs.  F.  C.  (B.)  BELGER). 
Juan  and  Juanita.          Houghton.     1.50 

This  account  of  the  capture  of  Juan  and  Juanita 
by  Comanches  is  founded  on  fact.  A  number  of 
years  ago  two  Mexican  children  were  discovered 
by  Indians  on  the  other  side  of  the  Rio  Grande, 
and  carried  away  to  the  Llanos  Estacados.  After 
four  years  of  captivity  they  made  their  escape, 
walking  back  three  hundred  miles  through  a 
wild  country,  and  finally  reaching  their  mother. 
The  tale  gives  an  interesting  picture  of  hacienda 
life. 

BOYESEN,  H.  H.     The  Modern  Vikings. 

Scribner.     1.25 

The  author  originally  related  these  narratives 
of  life  and  sport  in  the  Norseland  to  his  own 
children. 

"For  my  Vikings  love  song  and  saga, 
Like  tneir  conquering  fathers  of  old; 
And  these  are  some  of  the  stories 
To  the  three  little  tyrants  I  told." 

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CRICHTON,  F.  E.     Peep-in-the- World. 

Longmans.     1.25 

An  altogether  charming  description  of  a  little 
girl's  happy  year  spent  with  her  German  uncle 
in  the  old  family  castle.  Peep-in- the- World's 
friendship  with  Knut  the  dwarf,  who  lives  in 
the  forest  surrounded  by  the  animals  he  loves 
and  cares  for,  and  the  founding  of  an  Order  of 
Knights  by  the  children,  are  sweet  and  natural 
incidents. 

DIAZ,  A.  (M.).  *  The  William  Henry  Letters. 

Lothrop.     1.00 

Written  by  William  Henry  during  the  two 
years  he  was  away  at  school.  One  of  the  best 
books  for  boys,  and  they  love  it.  It  has  high 
standards,  abounds  in  homely  common-sense, 
and  is  very  funny. 

EDGEWORTH,  MARIA  Tales  from  Maria 
Edgeworth.  Illustrated  by  Hugh 
Thomson.  Stokes.  1.50 

Austin  Dobson,  in  his  introduction,  gives  us 
a  sketch  of  Maria  Edge  worth's  upbringing  and 
of  the  conditions  which  helped  to  produce  the 
famous  Parent's  Assistant,  from  which  twelve 
of  the  sixteen  stories  are  here  reprinted,  accom- 
panied by  Mr.  Thomson's  delightful  pictures. 

"Fairies  were  not  much  in  her  line,"  says  Mrs. 
Richmond  Ritchie,  Thackeray's  daughter,  "  but  philan- 

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thropic  manufacturers,  liberal  noblemen,  and  benevo- 
lent ladies  in  travelling  carriages,  do  as  well  and  appear 
in  the  nick  of  time  to  distribute  rewards  or  to  point  a 
moral. "  —  Introduction, 

HALE,  L.  P.     *  The  Peterkin  Papers. 

Houghton.     1.50 

"Mr.  Peterkin,  Agamemnon,  and  Solomon  John, 
took  the  postal  card  to  the  post-office  early  one  morn- 
ing. ...  It  must  have  been  read  along  its  way:  for 
by  each  mail  came  piles  of  postals  and  letters  from  town 
after  town,  in  answer  to  the  question,  and  all  in  the 
same  tone:  'Yes,  yes;  publish  the  adventures  of  the 
Peterkin  family. " 

The  trials  and  troubles  of  the  Peterkins  and 
the  helpful  suggestions  of  the  resourceful  lady 
from  Philadelphia  will  long  be  a  source  of  amuse- 
ment to  folks  both  old  and  young. 

JENKS,  A.  E.     The  Childhood  of  Ji-shib, 
the  Ojibwa.    Illustrated  by  the  Author. 
The  American  Thresherman.     1.00 

The  story  is  written  with  no  other  thought  than  to 
have  constantly  in  mind  what  the  Ojibwa  child  believes 
about  the  events  of  his  every-day  life  as  given  in  the 
story.  And  the  following  incidents  are  taken  directly 
from  the  common  life  of  the  tribe. 

A.  E.  JENKS. 

And  now  comes  Dr.  Jenks  with  a  story  of  a  Red 
Child,  in  which  he  displays  deep  insight  into  Indian 
character,  and  describes  the  Red  Child  as  that  interest- 
ing person  might  have  described  himself  in  his  own 
wigwam  and  to  his  own  grandchildren  in  the  evening 
of  his  life.  May  many  White  Children  read  the  story 
and  learn  therein  of  our  passing  race. 

W.  J.  McGEE. 

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This  mysterious  tale  of  Ji-shib  the  Chippewa, 
and  A-mi-kons  the  little  beaver,  his  totem,  follows 
Indian  life  from  birth  to  early  manhood.  Dr. 
Jenks  has  prepared  many  small  accompanying 
sketches. 

LAMB,  CHARLES  and  MARY.    Mrs.  Leicester's 
School.    Illustrated  by  Winifred  Green. 

Macmillan.     2.25 

Narratives  of  the  early  days  of  some  little 
school  girls  of  long  ago,  related  by  themselves. 
Charmingly  illustrated  in  color;  the  costumes 
those  of  the  period. 

My  Sister's  part  in  the  Leicester  School  (about 
two-thirds)  was  purely  her  own ;  as  it  was  (to  the  same 
quantity)  in  the  Shakespeare  Tales  which  bear  my 
name.  I  wrote  only  the  Witch  Aunt,  the  First  Going 
to  Church,  and  the  final  story  about  a  little  Indian 
Girl  in  a  Ship. 

LAMB. 

SMITH,  M.  P.  (W.).     Jolly  Good  Times. 

Little.     1.25 

Childhood  days  on  a  farm  near  old  Deerfield, 
fifty  or  sixty  years  ago.  The  story  has  a  fresh, 
wholesome  atmosphere,  and  children  of  to-day 
love  the  simple  happenings. 

SMITH,  M.  P.  (W.).     Jolly  Good  Times  at 
School.  Little.     1.25 

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A  continuation  of  the  farm  life  of  the  children 
we  learned  to  know  in  Jolly  Good  Times,  tell- 
ing of  school-days  and  winter  fun. 

SPYRI,  JOHANNA.     Heidi.     De  Wolfe.     1.50 

This  delightful  book  is  generally  accepted  as 
giving  the  best  picture  of  child-life  in  the  Swiss 
Alps. 

STODDARD,  W.  O.     Two  Arrows. 

Harper.     .60 

The  exploit  by  which  a  young  Nez  Perce  won 
his  name,  and  his  further  prowess,  are  related. 
The  adventures  of  a  mining  party  and  the  pursuit 
of  rebellious  Apaches  by  a  company  of  United 
States  cavalry  are  just  what  boys  will  enjoy  read- 
ing about. 

WYSS,  J.  D.     The  Swiss  Family  Robinson. 
Illustrated  by  H.  Kley.       Button.     2.50 

The  experiences  of  this  shipwrecked  family 
are  thus  happily  characterized  by  the  Spectator: 
They  did  sail  in  the  tubs,  and  train  zebras  and 
ostriches  for  riding,  and  grow  apples  and  pines 
in  the  same  garden ;  and  why  should  n't  they  ? 

YONGE,  C.  M.     The  Little  Duke. 

Mac  mill  an.     1.25 

An  account  of  the  boyhood  days  of  Richard 
the  Fearless,  Duke  of  Normandy,  vassal  of  Louis 
IV,  one  of  the  last  of  the  degenerate  line  of 
Charlemagne. 

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Eleven  Years  of  Age 

Clothes  for  the  back,  books  for  the  head  • 
Read,  and  remember  them  when  they  are  read. 

THACKERAY. 

AMUSEMENTS  AND  HANDICRAFT 

He  talks  of  wood:  it  is  some  carpenter. 

SHAKSPERE. 

WHEELER,   C.    G.     Woodworking   for   Be- 
ginners. Putnam.     2.50 

This  very  comprehensive  volume  gives  infor- 
mation about  tools,  different  kinds  of  woods, 
and  the  fitting  up  of  workshops ;  with  full  direc- 
tions for  the  building  of  simple  houses,  boats, 
toboggans,  and  numerous  small  articles.  There 
are  many  working  diagrams. 

BIOGRAPHY,   HISTORY,   AND 
GOVERNMENT 

I  sing  of  heroes  and  of  kings, 

In  mighty  numbers  mighty  things. 

COWLEY. 

BROOKS,  E.  S.   The  Century  Book  for  Young 
Americans.  Century.     1.50 

Issued  under  the  auspices  of  the  National 
Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution, 

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this  volume  gives  an  account  of  the  visit  of  a 
party  of  young  people  to  Washington,  where  they 
learned  much  of  interest  regarding  our  govern- 
ment and  the  workings  of  its  different  depart- 
ments. There  are  many  illustrations. 

"For  Mr.  Dunlop  had  said  to  his  brother:  'Take 
them,  first,  to  the  centre  of  things,  Tom.  Go  to  Wash- 
ington. Let  them  see  why  our  government  was  made, 
how  it  was  made,  and  how  it  is  run.' ' 

Much  regret  has  been  felt  from  the  fact  that  there 
has  been  no  book  published  heretofore  in  which  the 
principles  contended  for  in  the  American  Revolution, 
and  a  description  of  the  institutions  of  the  Government, 
have  been  set  forth  in  a  sufficiently  interesting  form  to 
make  the  study  attractive  to  children.  .  .  .  This  work 
has  now  been  produced,  and  it  is  presented  in  a  form 
which  commends  itself  highly  to  the  Society,  and  has 
received  its  cordial  approval. 

HORACE  PORTER. 

BROOKS,    E.    S.      The    Century    Book    of 
Famous  Americans.  Century.     1.50 

t/ 

This  companion  to  The  Century  Book  for 
Young  Americans,  issued  under  the  auspices  of 
the  National  Society  of  the  Daughters  of  the 
American  Revolution,  gives  a  description  of  the 
pilgrimage  of  the  same  young  people  to  historic 
homes.  It  is  fully  illustrated. 

BROOKS,  E.  S.     The  True  Story  of  Benja- 
min Franklin.  Lothrop.     1.50 

As  one  who  had  a  hand  in  shaping  the  destinies 
and  securing  the  independence  of  his  native  land,  by 

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word  and  pen,  by  brain  and  hand,  it  is  most  fitting 
that  the  story  of  his  life  should  be  retold  for  young 
Americans.  —  Preface. 

The  volume  contains  many  pictures. 

Being  ignorant  is  not  so  much  a  shame  as  being 
unwilling  to  learn.  —  Poor  Richard's  Almanac. 

BROOKS,  E.  S.    The  True  Story  of  Lafayette. 

Lothrop.     1.50 

The  whole  life  of  Lafayette  was  a  long  struggle 
for  constitutional  liberty,  the  freedom  he  had  seen 
America  secure  and  which  he  so  ardently  desired  for 
France.  —  Preface. 

Mr.  Brooks's  account  emphasizes  the  great 
Frenchman's  disinterested  services  to  our  country 
at  a  time  of  dire  need.  Many  illustrations  add 
to  the  book's  value. 

CHENOWETH,  C.   (V.  D.).     Stories  of  the 
Saints.  Houghton.     1.25 

"And  as  those  of  us  who  are  men  and  women  look 
with  reverent  and  smiling  interest  upon  the  outgrown 
garments,  and  books,  and  toys,  of  our  childhood,  even 
so  I  think  must  Christendom  ever  look  upon  these  out- 
grown beliefs  of  an  earlier  day.  There  is  not  one  of  the 
stories  we  can  yet  afford  to  lose.  Fcr  we  find,  as  we 
arrange  the  allegory  and  romance,  and  the  real,  historic 
bits,  in  a  way  to  suit  our  wiser  time,  that  the  lessons 
they  hold  are  as  true  for  us  as  they  were  for  the  child- 
like people  who  cherished  them  a  thousand  years  ago." 

The  lives  and  legends  of  Saint  George,  Saint 
Denis,  Saint  Nicholas,  Saint  Elizabeth,  and 
others  less  well  known  in  the  great  brotherhood 

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of  all  lands,  are  told  with  dignity  and  simplicity. 
The  illustrations  are  taken  from  old  pictures. 

COFFIN,  C.  C.    The  Boys  of  '76. 

Harper.     2.00 

In  this  volume  an  attempt  has  been  made  to  give 
a  concise,  plain,  and  authentic  narrative  of  the  principal 
battles  of  the  Revolution  as  witnessed  by  those  who 
took  part  in  them.  —  Preface. 

A  companion  to  Old  Times  in  the  Colonies, 
with  maps  and  many  pictures. 

COFFIN,  C.  C.    Old  Times  in  the  Colonies. 

Harper.     2.00 

Mr.  Coffin's  writings  are  full  of  reliable  his- 
torical information,  interestingly  told.  This, 
the  first  of  a  series,  takes  us  from  the  discovery 
of  San  Salvador  to  the  surrender  of  Montreal  to 
General  Amherst,  in  1760.  There  are  maps 
and  many  illustrations. 

CREIGHTON,  L.  H.  (V.  G.).    A  First  History 
of  France.  Longmans.     1.25 

There  is  no  reason  why  history  should  not  be 
made  delightful,  though  it  so  often  fails  in  this 
respect.  This  little  book  of  Mrs.  Mandell  Creigh- 
ton's,  with  its  good  maps,  and  illustrations, 
many  of  them  from  old  prints,  is  truly  interesting 
to  children. 

GILMAN,    ARTHUR.     The    Making   of   the 
American  Nation.  Lothrop.     .50 

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The  term  Making  of  the  American  Nation,  as 
used  in  the  title  of  the  present  volume,  is  intended  to 
mean  the  process  by  which  the  loosely  connected 
American  communities  outgrew  their  colonial  con- 
dition of  social  and  political  life,  and  developed  into 
a  nation.  —  Preface. 

HAKT,  A.  B.,  and  B.  E.  HAZARD  (Editors). 
Colonial  Children.  Macmillan.     .40 

This  is  the  first  of  four  readers  which  portray 
the  life  and  conditions  of  our  country  at  different 
periods  by  means  of  extracts  from  contemporary 
sources,  freely  edited.  Many  illustrations  are 
given. 

The  stories  are  the  same  in  substance  as  when 
they  were  first  told,  two  and  three  centuries  ago;  but 
their  garb  has  been  changed  without  adding  a  detail 
or  altering  a  statement  of  fact.  —  Introduction. 

HAWTHORNE,    NATHANIEL.      Grandfather's 
Chair,  and  Biographical  Stories. 

Houghton.     .70 

In  writing  this  ponderous  tome,  the  author's  de- 
sire has  been  to  describe  the  eminent  characters  and 
remarkable  events  of  our  annals  in  such  a  form  and 
style  that  the  YOUNG  may  make  acquaintance  with 
them  of  their  own  accord.  For  this  purpose,  while 
ostensibly  relating  the  adventures  of  a  chair,  he  has 
endeavored  to  keep  a  distinct  and  unbroken  thread  of 
authentic  history.  .  .  .  The  author,  it  is  true,  has 
sometimes  assumed  the  license  of  filling  up  the  outline 
of  history  with  details  for  which  he  has  none  but  im- 
aginative authority,  but  which,  he  hopes,  do  not  violate 
nor  give  a  false  coloring  to  the  truth.  — Preface. 

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Grandfather's  Chair  records,  in  narrative 
form,  New  England  chronicles  from  1620  to  the 
War  for  Independence.  Biographical  Stories  are 
tales  of  West,  Newton,  Johnson,  Cromwell, 
Franklin,  and  Queen  Christina,  told  to  a  little 
bov  with  defective  sight.  The  book  has  a  bio- 
graphical sketch,  notes,  and  illustrations. 

HEMSTREET,  CHARLES.    The  Story  of  Man- 
hattan. Scribner.     1.00 

Here  the  history  of  New  York  City  is  told  as  a 
story,  in  few  words.  The  effort  has  been  to  make  it 
accurate  and  interesting.  The  illustrations  are  largely 
from  old  prints  and  wood  engravings.  Few  dates  are 
used.  Instead,  a  Table  of  Events  has  been  added 
which  can  readily  be  referred  to.  The  Index  to  Chap- 
ters also  gives  the  years  in  which  the  story  of  each 
chapter  occurs.  —  Preface. 

HILL,  C.  T.     Fighting  a  Fire. 

Century.     1.50 

An  interesting  account  of  the  methods  used  in 
extinguishing  fires  and  the  thrilling  experiences  of 
the  firemen  in  the  city  of  New  York,  which  will 
enthrall  boys. 

MCMASTER,  J.  B.     A  Primary  History  of 
the  United  States.     American  Book.     .60 

This  book  has  been  written  in  the  belief  that  a 
primary  history  of  the  United  States  should  be  short, 
as  interesting  as  possible,  and  well  illustrated.  .  .  . 
The  illustrations  are  historically  authentic.  —  Preface. 

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PRICE,  L.  L.    Wandering  Heroes. 

Silver.     .50 

The  deeds  of  great  men  belonging  to  different 
nomadic  peoples  are  recounted.  We  are  told 
about  Abraham,  Moses,  Prince  Siddartha,  Clovis, 
Attila,  Godwin,  and  Knut. 

TAPPAN,  E.  M.     In  the  Days  of  Alfred  the 
Great.  Lothrop.     1.00 

As  stated  in  the  preface,  this  narrative  of  the 
life  of  the  famous  king  is  the  result  of  a  thought- 
ful study  of  his  character  and  an  earnest  effort 
to  be  as  accurate  as  the  scantiness  of  material 
and  the  thousand  years'  interval  would  permit. 

I  have  sought  to  live  my  life  worthily. 

ALFRED  THE  GREAT. 

TAPPAN,   E.   M.     In   the  Days  of  Queen 
Elizabeth.  Lothrop.     1.00 

Of  all  the  sovereigns  that  have  worn  the  crown  of 
England,  Queen  Elizabeth  is  the  most  puzzling,  the 
most  fascinating,  the  most  blindly  praised,  and  the 
most  unjustly  blamed.  ...  At  a  distance  of  three 
hundred  years  it  is  not  easy  to  balance  these  claims  to 
censure  and  to  admiration,  but  at  least  no  one  should 
forget  that  the  little  white  hand  of  which  she  was  so 
vain  guided  the  ship  of  state  with  most  consummate 
skill  in  its  perilous  passage  through  the  troubled  waters 
of  the  latter  half  of  the  sixteenth  century.  — Preface. 

The  book  is  illustrated  from  well-known 
paintings. 

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TAPPAN,  E.  M.    In  the  Days  of  William  the 
Conqueror.  Lothrop.     1.00 

The  story  of  William  the  Conqueror  is  the  story  of 
the  man  who  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  was 
the  most  prominent  personage  of  Western  Europe.  .  .  . 
Whatever  in  the  character  of  the  Conqueror  the  twen- 
tieth century  may  find  worthy  of  blame  or  of  praise, 
no  student  of  his  life  will  deny  that  his  faults  were  those 
of  his  time,  that  his  virtues  were  his  own.  —  Preface. 


GEOGRAPHY,  TRAVEL,  AND 
DESCRIPTION 

Our  country  is  the  world;  our  countrymen  are  all 
mankind. 

GARRISON. 

FINNEMORE,  JOHN.     England. 

Macmillan.     .75 

London  Town  is  described,  there  are  two 
chapters  on  Father  Thames,  and  we  are  led 
through  old  Wessex,  Warwickshire,  the  Broads 
and  Fen-country,  and  the  beautiful  Lakeland. 
Twelve  plates  in  color  are  given. 

FINNEMORE,  JOHN.    The  Holy  Land.    Illus- 
trated by  John  Fulleylove. 

Macmillan.     .75 

This  account  of  peasant  homes  and  the  life 
of  the  people  throughout  the  year  makes  many 
allusions  in  the  Gospel  story  easily  understood. 

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There  are  chapters  on  Jerusalem  and  Bethle- 
hem, and  one  entitled  From  Nazareth  to  Galilee. 
The  volume  contains  twelve  colored  plates. 

HOPE,  A.  R.     The  World. 

Macmillan.     1.50 

Although  from  its  nature  and  size  this  book 
can  give  only  a  glimpse  of  each  country,  yet  it 
does  seem  to  convey,  in  moderate  compass,  a 
general  view  of  the  world,  and  quite  a  vivid  im- 
pression of  the  different  lands  is  absorbed  from 
the  colored  pictures,  which  children  always  en- 
joy. The  plates  are  thirty-seven  in  number. 

JUNGMAN,    BEATRIX.    Holland.    Illustrated 
by  Nico  Jungman.  Macmillan.     .75 

A  pleasant  account  of  the  manners  and  cus- 
toms, the  costumes  and  feast-days,  of  Water- 
land.  The  twelve  colored  plates  add  to  the  book's 
attraction. 

PELTIER,  FLORENCE   (Mrs.  F.   (P.)  POPE). 
A  Japanese  Garland.         Lothrop.     1.00 

Charming  accounts  of  the  legends,  stories, 
and  customs,  of  the  Flowery  Kingdom,  related 
by  a  little  Japanese  boy  to  his  child  friends  in 
America. 

STRANGE  LANDS  NEAR  HOME.     Ginn.     .25 

This  small  volume  contains  a  series  of  brief 
articles,  by  different  persons,  on  Mexico  and 

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South  America.  Some  of  the  subjects  touched 
on  are  A  Venezuelan  Railway,  The  Land  of  the 
Llama,  and  The  Argentine  Capital. 

TOWARD  THE  RISING  SUN.         Ginn.     .25 

This  companion  volume  to  Strange  Lands 
Near  Home  tells  us  of  life  in  China,  Japan,  Ko- 
rea, Borneo,  and  other  Eastern  countries.  There 
is  an  interesting  chapter  on  Housekeeping  in  East 
India,  by  Sara  Jeannette  Duncan. 

HYGIENE 

That  man  has  a  liberal  education  who  has  been  so 
trained  in  youth  that  his  body  is  the  ready  sen-ant  of 
his  will,  and  does  with  ease  and  pleasure  all  the  work 
that,  as  a  mechanism,  it  is  capable  of. 

HUXLEY. 

JEWETT,  F.  G.     Good  Health.     Ginn.     .46 

A  clear  statement  of  facts  concerning  the  body 
and  the  attention  that  should  be  given  to  it. 
There  are  chapters  on  fresh  air,  eyesight,  the 
ear,  the  care  of  the  nails,  hair,  and  teeth,  and 
valuable  information  about  tobacco  and  alcohol, 
and  their  effects  on  animals  as  well  as  people. 

MYTHOLOGY,  FOLK-LORE,  LE- 
GENDS, AND   FAIRY  TALES 

So  it  is;  yet  let  us  sing 
Honour  to  the  old  bowstring ! 
Honour  to  the  bugle-horn  ! 
Honour  to  the  woods  unshorn ! 

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Honour  to  the  Lincoln  green ! 
Honour  to  the  archer  keen ! 
Honour  to  tight  little  John, 
And  the  horse  he  rode  upon ! 
Honour  to  bold  Robin  Hood, 
Sleeping  in  the  underwood: 
Honour  to  Maid  Marian, 
And  to  all  the  Sherwood  clan ! 
Though  their  days  have  hurried  by 
Let  us  two  a  burden  try. 

KEATS. 

BALDWIN,  JAMES.    The  Story  of  Roland. 

Scribner.     1.50 

This  romance  tells  of  the  great  Charlemagne, 
and  of  his  warriors,  Roland  and  Oliver  and 
Ogier  the  Dane,  all  companions  in  arms.  As 
James  Baldwin  states,  Roland  is  unknown  to 
history,  yet  he  is  the  typical  knight,  the  greatest 
hero  of  the  Middle  Ages.  The  story  is  culled  from 
the  song- writers  and  poets  of  five  centuries  and 
of  as  many  languages. 


BALDWIN,  JAMES.     The  Story  of  Siegfried. 
Illustrated  by  Howard  Pyle. 

Scribner.     1.50 

From  the  many  versions,  Elder  and  Younger 
Edda,  Volsunga  Saga,  and  Nibelungen  Lied, 
including  modern  sources,  Mr.  Baldwin  has  re- 
shaped this  ancient  tale.  Though  he  sometimes 
draws  material  from  his  own  imagination,  the 
essential  parts  of  the  myth  remain  unaltered. 

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CHURCH,  A.   J.    The  ^Eneid  for  Boys  and 
Girls.  Macmillan.     1.50 

The  famous  wanderings  are  retold  from  Virgil 
in  simple  language.  Twelve  illustrations  in  color 
accompany  the  text. 

CHURCH,   A.   J.     The  Iliad   for  Boys  and 
Girls.  Macmillan.     1.50 

In  a  straightforward  manner  Mr.  Church  re- 
lates the  incidents  of  the  great  siege.  The  volume 
contains  twelve  colored  illustrations. 

HARRIS,  J.  C.    *  Nights  with  Uncle  Remus. 

Hough  ton.     1.50 

This  second  book  of  folk-lore  is  supplementary 
to  Uncle  Remus;  His  Songs  and  His  Sayings, 
and  gives  a  large  number  of  additional  myths 
and  legends  of  the  South. 

HUTCHINSON,    W.    M.    L.      The    Golden 
Porch.  Longmans.     1.40 

In  adding  one  more  to  the  innumerable  collections 
of  stories  from  the  Greek,  I  have  hoped  to  break  fresh 
ground  by  reproducing  the  myths  of  Pindar's  Odes, 
as  far  as  possible  in  a  free  translation,  and  with  such 
additions  only  as  were  needed  to  form  a  framework. 
Some  of  these  legends  are  already  wholly  or  partly 
familiar,  but  several  will  be  new,  I  think,  to  English 
readers.  —  Preface. 

These  old  tales  are  rendered  in  exquisite  lan- 
guage. They  include,  among  others,  the  stories 

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of  Tantalus,  the  Heavenly  Twins,  Jason,  and  the 
Pansy  Baby.  The  poet  was  bidden  to  prepare 
the  Ode,  from  which  this  last  story  is  taken,  in 
honor  of  a  friend's  victory  in  the  Olympic  Games. 
The  illustrations  are  in  terra-cotta  and  black. 


KIPLING,  RUDYARD.  The  Second  Jungle 
Book.  Century.  1.50 

Telling  more  of  Mowgli,  the  child  of  the  jungle, 
and  his  brethren  the  wild  creatures  of  the  forest; 
together  with  other  marvellous  animal  stories. 

"Now  these  are  the  Laws  of  the  Jungle,  and  many  and 

mighty  are  they; 

But  the  head  and  the  hoof  of  the  Law  and  the  haunch 
and  the  hump  is  —  Obey !" 

MARVIN,  F.  S.,  R.  J.  C.  MAYOR,  and  F.  M. 
STAWELL  (Editors).  The  Adventures 
of  Odysseus.  Illustrated  by  Charles 
Robinson.  Dutton.  1.50 

It  has  been  our  aim  in  this  book  to  reproduce  the 
substance  of  Homer's  Odyssey  in  simple  modern  Eng- 
lish. We  have  not  hesitated  to  omit  and  compress 
where  we  thought  fit,  but  we  have  done  our  best  to 
make  a  faithful  translation  within  our  limits,  and  to 
keep  what  we  could  of  the  Homeric  spirit.  -  -  Preface. 

PYLE,  HOWARD.  The  Merry  Adventures 
of  Robin  Hood.  Illustrated  by  the 
Author.  Scribner.  3.00 

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Henry  II  and  Queen  Eleanor,  the  Lord  Bishop 
of  Hereford,  the  Sheriff  of  Nottingham,  and 
Richard  of  the  Lion's  Heart,  come  forth  from 
the  land  of  mingled  fact  and  fancy,  with  Robin 
Hood  and  his  merry  train,  and  live  for  us.  While 
the  text  of  this  luxurious  volume  is  dignified 
and  somewhat  archaic,  children  delight  in  read- 
ing it,  nevertheless.  There  are  many  full-page 
illustrations. 

POETRY,  COLLECTIONS  OF  POETRY 

AND    PROSE,    AND    STORIES 

ADAPTED  FROM  GREAT 

AUTHORS 

But  if  he  is  a  real  classic,  if  his  work  belongs  to  the 
class  of  the  very  best  (for  this  is  the  true  and  right 
meaning  of  the  word  classic,  classical),  then  the  great 
thing  for  us  is  to  feel  and  enjoy  his  work  as  deeply  as 
ever  we  can,  and  to  appreciate  the  wide  difference 
between  it  and  all  work  which  has  not  the  same  high 
character. 

MATTHEW  ARNOLD. 

CERVANTES,  MIGUEL  DE.  *  Don  Quixote  of 
the  Mancha.  Edited  by  E.  A.  Parry. 
Illustrated  by  Walter  Crane. 

Lane.     1.50 

Let  it  be  understood  that  all  I  have  attempted  to  do 
is  to  tell  a  well-known  story  in  print,  as  one  who  loves 
it  would  seek  to  tell  it  in  words  to  those  around  his  own 
fireside;  in  the  hope  that  some  may  gather  from  this 
story  that  there  is  a  vast  storehouse  of  humour  and 
wisdom  awaiting  them  in  the  book  itself.  —  Preface. 

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HOLMES,  O.  W.  *  The  One  Hoss  Shay,  and 
Companion  Poems.  Illustrated  by 
Howard  Pyle.  Houghton.  1.50 

How  the  Old  Horse  Won  the  Bet,  and  The 
Broomstick  Train,  are  the  other  poems. 

"You  see,  of  course,  if  you're  not  a  dunce, 
How  it  went  to  pieces  all  at  once  — 
All  at  once,  and  nothing  first  — 
Just  as  bubbles  do  when  they  burst." 


MACLEOD,  MARY.     Stories  from  the  Faerie 
Queene.    Illustrated  by  A.  G.  Walker. 

Stokes.     1.50 

• 

Do  we  not  most  of  us  belong  to  the  group 
"  who  at  present  know  nothing  or  next  to  noth- 
ing of  what  is  certainly  one  of  the  masterpieces 
of  English  literature  "  ? 

The  tale  of   Spenser's  great  poem   is  simply 
related  in  acceptable  prose. 


NORTON,  C.  E.  (Editor).  Heart  of  Oak 
Books.  Volume  IV.  Fairy  Stories  and 
Classic  Tales.  Heath.  .45 

The  imagination  is  the  supreme  intellectual  faculty, 
and  yet  it  is  of  all  the  one  which  receives  least  atten- 
tion in  our  common  systems  of  education.  —  Preface. 


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RELIGION  AND  ETHICS 

The  Bible  itself  did  not  begin  in  the  dry  letter,  but 
was  a  rich  and  various  life  with  Nature  and  among 
men  before  it  was  made  into  a  book. 

SAMUEL  OSGOOD. 

THOMAS,  E.  L.    The  Early  Story  of  Israel. 

Longmans.     .60 

This  small  volume  presents  a  general  view  of 
the  early  history  of  the  Jews,  in  accordance  with 
the  results  of  the  best  Biblical  and  historical 
criticism.  In  addition  to  the  maps  and  illustra- 
tions, there  are  six  full-page  plates  from  famous 
paintings. 


SCIENCE,  OUT-OF-DOOR  BOOKS, 
AND  STORIES  OF  ANIMALS 

When  I  survey  the  bright 

Celestial  sphere, 

So  rich  with  jewels  hung,  that  night 

Doth  like  an  Ethiop  bride  appear; 

My  soul  her  wings  doth  spread, 

And  heavenward  flies, 

The  Almighty's  mysteries  to  read 

In  the  large  volumes  of  the  skies. 

HABINGTON. 
BALL,  R.  S.    Starland.  Ginn.     1.00 

The  Royal  Institution  of  Great  Britain  each 
year  provides  at  Christmas-time  a  course  of 
lectures  for  children.  In  1881  and  1887  Sir  R.  S. 

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Ball  gave  talks  on  astronomy,  and  on  them  the 
present  volume  is  founded. 

BLANCHAN,  NELTJE  (Pseudonym  of  Mrs. 
N.  B.  (DEG.)  DOUBLEDAY.  Bird  Neigh- 
bors. With  an  introduction  by  John 
Burroughs.  Doubled  ay.  2.00 

Illustrated  with  full-page  color  plates.  Non- 
technical. Birds  grouped  according  to  size  and  color; 
no  specific  color  key.  Rather  full  biographies.  There 
are  chapters  giving  the  characteristics  of  the  families, 
the  habitats,  and  the  seasons  of  occurrence. 

AUDUBON  SOCIETY. 

Mr.  Burroughs  states  that  this  book,  which 
describes  one  hundred  and  fifty  of  our  more 
common  birds,  is  reliable,  and  is  written  in  a 
vivacious  strain  by  a  real  bird-lover,  and  should 
prove  helpful  and  stimulating  to  any  one  who 
seeks  by  the  aid  of  its  pages  to  become  better 
acquainted  with  our  songsters.  There  are  forty- 
eight  plates  in  color. 

BLANCHAN,  NELTJE  (Pseudonym  of  Mrs. 
N.  B.  (DEG.)  DOUBLEDAY).  Nature's 
Garden.  Doubleday.  3.00 

Mrs.  Doubleday  has  classified  over  five  hundred 
flowers  according  to  color,  months  of  blooming, 
their  preferred  localities  or  habitats,  and  finally 
according  to  their  proper  families  —  by  the  clas- 
sification adopted  by  the  International  Botanical 
Congress.  Special  attention  has  been  given  to 

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the  flowers'  insect  visitors.  This  large  volume 
contains  thirty-two  pages  of  color  plates,  and 
forty-eight  in  black  and  white.  Children  learn 
so  much  from  association  with  a  book  of  this 
sort  that  it  has  been  placed,  because  of  the  pic- 
tures, under  a  younger  heading  than  the  text 
alone  would  warrant. 

Mr.  Dugmore's  very  beautiful  photographs  in  color 
from  the  living  flowers,  and  the  no  less  exquisite  por- 
traits from  life  in  black  and  white  by  Mr.  Troth,  can- 
not but  prove  the  most  attractive,  as  they  are  the  most 
useful,  feature  of  this  book.  —  Preface. 

BURROUGHS,    JOHN.     Squirrels   and    Other 
Fur-Bearers.  Houghton.     1.00 

This  wise  old  nature-lover  tells  us  in  his  de- 
lightful way  of  the  fox,  mink,  skunk,  weasel, 
porcupine,  muskrat,  and  other  wild  creatures. 
There  are  fifteen  colored  illustrations  reduced 
from  Audubon's  large  pictures. 

CRAGIN,   B.   S.     Our   Insect   Friends   and 
Foes.  Putnam.     1.75 

A  boy  of  eleven  once  asked  me,  in  the  midst  of  a 
schoolroom  talk  on  the  uses  of  participles,  where  a 
grasshopper's  ears  were.  ...  I  did  not  wonder  that 
ne  found  grasshoppers  more  interesting  than  par- 
ticiples —  I  do  myself  —  and  so,  I  am  sure,  do  the 
young  people  for  whom,  most  of  all,  this  book  has  been 
written.  —  Preface. 

Butterflies,  moths,  and  insects,  are  described, 
and  full  directions  for  collecting,  preserving,  and 

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studying  them,  given  in  this  satisfactory  volume, 
which  contains  many  illustrations.  A  list  of 
popular  and  scientific  names  is  included. 

ECKSTORM,  F.  H.     The  Woodpeckers. 

Houghton.     1.00 

Illustrated  with  colored  plates  and  figures  in  the 
text;  non-technical;  color  key.  This  is  an  introduc- 
tion to  the  study  of  Woodpeckers.  Not  arranged  as 
a  manual,  but  giving  information  as  to  structure  and 
habits  of  the  family,  with  several  studies  of  individual 
species. 

AUDUBON  SOCIETY. 

LANG,  ANDREW  (Editor).     The  Red  Book 
of  Animal  Stories.          Longmans.     2.00 

Creatures  mythical  and  real,  extinct  monsters 
and  animals  of  to-day,  dwell  at  peace  within  this 
book  of  many  tales.  Adventures  of  famous  men, 
experiences  of  animal  trainers,  and  stories  of  a 
quieter  nature,  are  included. 

MORLEY,  M.  W.    Wasps  and  Their  Ways. 
Illustrated  by  the  Author.     Dodd.     1.50 

To  learn  so  easily  and  pleasantly  about  the 
wasp  from  an  authority  may  keep  boys  from 
destroying  their  nests  and  wantonly  annoying 

them. 

And  still,  they  say,  in  foreign  lands, 

do  men  this  language  hold, 
There's  nothing  like  your  Attic  wasp, 
so  testy  and  so  bold. 

ARISTOPHANES. 


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PROCTOR,  R.  A.    Half-Hours  with  the  Stars. 

Putnam.     2.00 

A  plain  and  easy  guide  to  the  knowledge  of  the  con- 
stellations, showing,  in  twelve  maps,  the  position  for 
the  United  States  of  the  principal  star  groups  night 
after  night  throughout  the  year,  with  introduction  and 
a  separate  explanation  of  each  map.  —  Title-page. 


STORIES 

The  books  that  charmed  us  in  youth  recall  the  de- 
light ever  afterwards;  we  are  hardly  persuaded  there 
are  any  like  them,  any  deserving  equally  our  affections. 
Fortunate  if  the  best  fall  in  our  way  during  this  sus- 
ceptible and  forming  period  of  our  lives. 

A.  BRONBON  ALCOTT. 

ALDEN,  W.  L.     The  Moral  Pirates. 

Harper.     .CO 

Four  boys  cruise  in  a  large  rowboat  up  the 
Hudson  River  and  on  some  of  the  Adirondack 
Lakes,  camping  out,  and  having  many  funny  and 
exciting  experiences. 

BLACK,   WILLIAM.     The   Four  MacNicols, 
and  An  Adventure  in  Thule. 

Harper.     .60 

This  volume  is  given  because  of  the  first  of  these 
two  stories,  which  is  not  published  separately. 
It  tells  of  the  fishing  experiences  of  four  Scotch 
brothers,  and  shows  how  much  plucky  lads  can 
accomplish.  In  An  Adventure  in  Thule  two 

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boys  discover  a  young  Frenchwoman  stranded 
on  an  island,  and  succeed  in  rescuing  her. 

CHURCH,  A.  J.    Three  Greek  Children. 

Putnam.     1.25 

An  abundance  of  information  about  Greek 
life  and  customs  is  woven  interestingly  into  the 
fabric  of  this  tale.  The  battles  of  IN  J  arathon  and 
Salamis  are  fought  anew  for  the  children  by  old 
men  who  were  participants  therein,  and  the 
Isthmian  games  are  also  described. 

COOLIDGE,    SUSAN    (Pseudonym    of   S.    C. 
Woolsey).     What  Katy  Did. 

Little.     1.25 
TO  FIVE 

Six  of  us  once,  my  darlings,  played  together 
Beneath  green  boughs,  which  faded  long  ago, 
Made  merry  in  the  golden  summer  weather, 
Pelted  each  other  with  new-fallen  snow. 

•  ••••*•  •• 

So,  darlings,  take  this  little  childish  story, 
In  which  some  gleams  of  the  old  sunshine  play, 
And,  as  with  careless  hands  you  turn  the  pages, 
Look  back  and  smile,  as  here  I  smile  to-day. 

This  account  of  the  lively  doings  of  the  six 
little  Carrs  is  full  of  action  and  interest.  In  the 
midst  of  her  happy  life  poor  Katy  has  to  stop  and 
learn,  through  the  invalidism  which  comes  as  the 
result  of  an  accident,  the  great  lessons  of  patience, 
cheerfulness,  and  living  for  others.  Happily,  in 
the  end,  after  her  battle  has  been  won,  full  health 
returns  to  her. 

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DEFOE,  DANIEL.    Robinson  Crusoe.    Illus- 
trated by  the  Brothers  Rhead. 

Harper.     1.50 

Every  child  comprehends  everything  in  Robinson 
Crusoe  save  one  sole  point  —  what  conceivable  reason 
he  could  have  had  for  feeling  discontented. 

THOMAS  WENTWORTH  HIGGINSON. 

The  illustrations  are  the  result  of  a  special 
trip  to  the  island  of  Tobago,  the  scene  of  the 
great  narrative,  and  are  from  sketches  made  on 
the  island. 

DODGE,  M.  (M.).     Hans  Brinker. 

Scribner.     1.50 

First  published  in  1865,  and  since  translated 
into  many  languages,  this  book  still  stands  as 
the  picture  of  life  in  Holland  to  give  to  boys  and 
girls. 

EGGLESTON,  EDWARD.    The  Hoosier  School- 
Boy.  Scribner.     1.00 

School  life  in  town  and  village  of  the  Middle 
West,  in  1850.  First  published  in  1883,  the  story 
has  retained  popularity. 

JACKSON,   H.   M.    (F.)   H.     Nelly's   Silver 
Mine.  Little.     1.50 

Rob  and  Nelly  leave  their  New  England  home 
and  journey  with  their  parents  to  Colorado. 
There  they  have  many  interesting  experiences 

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in  the  silver  mining  country,  which  are  told  in 
Mrs.  Jackson's  charming  natural  style. 

JEWETT,  S.  O.     Betty  Leicester. 

Houghton.     1.25 

Fifteen-year-old  Betty  spends  a  happy  and 
satisfactory  summer  at  Tideshead  with  her  two 
aged  aunts,  bringing  brightness  and  pleasure 
into  their  quiet  lives. 

JOHNSON,  ROSSITER.    *  Phaeton  Rogers. 

Scribner.     1.50 

Phaeton  was  so  inventive  that  he  was  always 
in  hot  water.  Boys  love  to  read  of  his  pranks 
and  pleasures. 

LUCAS,  E.  V.    Anne's  Terrible  Good  Nature, 
and  Other  Stories  for  Children. 

Macmillan.     1.75 

The  atmosphere  of  these  eleven  tales  is  de- 
cidedly English,  but  they  are  so  unusually  good 
that  our  children  will  read  them  with  enjoyment 
notwithstanding  the  unfamiliar  setting.  The 
Thousand  Threepenny  Bits,  The  Anti-Burglars, 
and  the  uncommonly  funny  one  called  The 
Monkey's  Revenge,  are  among  the  number. 

• 

MARRYAT,  FREDERICK.    Masterman  Ready. 
Illustrated  by  Fred  Pegram. 

Macmillan.     1.50 

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As  children  we  parents  learned  to  love  old 
Masterman,  the  faithful  and  resourceful  friend 
of  the  good  Seagraves.  Even  now  our  eyes  grow 
a  little  misty  as  we  think  of  his  brave  death. 

w 

Marryat  began  a  continuation  of  The  Swiss 
Family  Robinson  for  his  children,  at  their  re- 
quest, but  its  geographical  anachronisms  were 
too  much  for  him,  and  he  decided  to  write  this 
story  instead.  No  one  will  find  fault  with  the 
change  of  plan. 

MORRISON,  S.  E.     Chilhowee  Boys. 

Crowell.     .75 

This  account  of  pioneer  days  is  essentially  true, 
having  been  gathered  from  family  records  which 
tell  how,  in  1811,  "Parson  Craig,"  with  his  wife, 
six  children,  and  a  number  of  friends,  made  the 
four-hundred-mile  journey  from  North  Carolina 
into  Tennessee. 

PAGE,  T.  N.    Two  Little  Confederates. 

Scribner.     1.50 

While  this  description  of  the  life  of  two  boys 
on  a  Southern  plantation  during  the  Civil  War 
is  dramatic  and  full  of  pathos,  it  is  hardly  neces- 
sary to  say  that  Mr.  Page,  with  his  unerring  touch, 
has  not  overdrawn  a  single  detail  of  those  days, 
happily  long  gone. 

PHELPS,   E.   S.    (Mrs.   E.   S.    (P.)   WHBD). 
Gypsy  Breynton.  Dodd.     1.50 

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Every  girl  will  love  impulsive,  careless  Gypsy 
with  her  many  faults  and  the  many  more  winning 
qualities  of  her  warm-hearted  nature. 

Wherever  there  is  mischief,  there  is  Gypsy.  Yet, 
wherever  there  is  fun,  and  health,  and  hope,  and  happi- 
ness —  and  I  think,  wherever  there  is  truthfulness  and 
generosity  —  there  is  Gypsy,  too.  —  Preface. 

PHELPS,  E.   S.    (Mrs.   E.   S.    (P.)   WARD). 
Gypsy's  Cousin  Joy.  Dodd.     1.50 

Gypsy  did  n't  want  Joy  to  come  and  live  with 
them  at  all,  neither  did  she  care  for  her  at  first, 
but  through  forbearance,  gentleness,  and  Joy's 
great  sorrow,  they  grew  to  love  each  other  warmly. 

SEAWELL,  M.  E.     °  Little  Jarvis. 

Appleton.     1.00 

The  hero,  midshipman  on  the  Constellation, 
in  the  fight  between  that  ship  and  the  French 
frigate  Vengeance,  gave  his  life  with  notable 
bravery  in  the  service  of  his  country. 

SMITH,  M.  P.  (W.).     Jolly  Good  Times  at 
Hackmatack.  Little.     1.25 

A  faithful  description  of  farm  life  among  the 
hills  of  Western  Massachusetts  seventy-five 
years  ago. 

Before  these  times  become  wholly  traditional,  it 
seems  good  to  picture  them,  as  vividly  as  may  be,  for 
the  benefit  of  the  young  folks  who  will  grow  up  under 
influences  differing  so  widely  from  those  that  shaped 

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the  youth  of  their  ancestors.  .  .  .  They,  and  such  as 
they,  made  the  old  New  England  the  New  England  of 
glorious  history  and  memories.  —  Preface. 

SMITH,  N.  A.     Three  Little  Marys. 

Houghton.     .85 

Little  girls  of  our  own  country  will  enjoy  read- 
ing these  three  sketches  which  tell  of  faithful 
Gypsy  Mairi  of  Scotland,  English  Molly  of  Sus- 
sex, and  Irish  Maureen.  Each  one  of  the  three 
is  natural,  lovable,  and  worth  knowing. 

STOWE,  H.  B.     Little  Pussy  Willow. 

Houghton.     1.25 

This  old-fashioned  story  of  the  country  mouse 
and  the  city  mouse  possesses  charm,  and  abounds 
in  homely  common-sense.  Mothers,  fortunately, 
no  longer  bring  up  their  daughters  in  the  foolish 
way  in  which  Emily  Proudie  was  reared.  The 
second  story  is  included  only  because  there  is  no 
other  edition  of  Pussy  Willow. 

ZOLLINGER,  GULIELMA  (Pseudonym  of 
WILLIAM  Z.  GLADWIN).  *  The  Widow 
O'Callaghan's  Boys.  Illustrated  by 
Florence  Scovel  Shinn.  McClurg.  1.50 

An  account  of  seven  lads,   who,   after   their 
father's  death,  help  their  brave  little  mother  to 
keep  the  family  together.     Simply  told;    full  of 
sterling    common-sense    and    unselfish    precept. 
The  colored  illustrations  are  delightful. 

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The  staunch  widow  and  her  seven  sons  are  an 
admirable  object-lesson  in  faithfulness  to  the  claims 
of  small  things.  Quite  inimitable  is  Mrs.  O'Callaghan's 
Irish  way  of  putting  things,  which  furnishes  the  salt 
to  the  solid  nutriment  of  the  story.  —  The  Nation. 


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Twelve  Years  of  Age 

The  True  University  of  these  days  is  a  collection  of 
books. 

CARLYLE. 

AMUSEMENTS  AND  HANDICRAFT 

When  Youth  and  Pleasure  meet 

To  chase  the  glowing  Hours  with  flying  feet. 

BYRON. 

BOND,  A.  R.    The  Scientific  American  Boy. 

Munn.     2.00 

In  the  course  of  this  camping  story  directions 
are  given  for  making  tents  and  other  appurte- 
nances of  camp-life,  bridges,  windmills,  ice-boats, 
sledges,  et  cetera.  There  are  many  illustrations. 

TAYLOR,  C.  M.,  JR.    Why  My  Photographs 
Are  Bad.  Jacobs.     1.00 

Most  of  this  very  practical  volume  is  devoted 
to  the  mistakes  so  familiar  to  those  of  us  who 
have  attempted  photography.  The  short  chap- 
ters are  accompanied  by  pictures  illustrating  the 
failures  described.  Examples  of  twelve  success- 
ful photographs  and  information  with  each  about 
the  plate  and  time  of  exposure  will  give  encourage- 
ment to  the  beginner. 

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WHITE,  MARY.     How  to  Make  Baskets. 

Doubleday.     1.00 

A  fully  illustrated  little  book  which  contains 
clear  directions  for  weaving  many  sorts  of  baskets, 
mats,  bags,  and  other  small  articles. 

The  use  of  dyes  is  taught,  and  information 
given  about  raffia,  rattan,  and  other  necessary 
materials.  There  is  a  chapter  on  caning  chairs, 
and  one  by  Neltje  Blanchan  on  What  the  Basket 
Means  to  the  Indian. 


BIOGRAPHY,   HISTORY,   AND 
GOVERNMENT 

There  is  no  Past  so  long  as 
Books  shall  live ! 

BULWER-LYTTON. 

AKNOLD,  E.  J.    Stories  of  Ancient  Peoples. 

American  Book.     .50 

An  exceedingly  interesting  scholarly  account 
of  the  ancient  Orientals  —  Egyptians,  Hittites, 
Medes  and  Persians,  Chinese,  and  others.  De- 
scriptions of  their  methods  of  writing  and  trans- 
lations from  manuscripts  and  tablets  are  given. 

BARNES,  JAMES.    The  Hero  of  Erie. 

Appleton.     1.00 

The  brilliant  career  of  Oliver  Hazard  Perry  is 
simply  presented.  There  is  a  detailed  description 


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of  the  Battle  of  Lake  Erie,  accompanied  by 
diagrams,  and  illustrations  from  contemporary 
engravings. 

CLEMENT,  C.  E.  (MRS.  C.  E.  (C.)  WATERS). 
Stories  of  Art  and  Artists. 

Houghton.     4.00 

Mrs.  Waters  speaks  with  authority,  and  this 
fully  illustrated  volume,  prepared  with  her  own 
little  daughter  in  mind,  will  be  enjoyed  by  art- 
loving  children.  Many  anecdotes  are  related. 
The  first  part  is  devoted  to  Ancient  Art,  including 
Sculpture. 

COFFIN,  C.  C.     Building  the  Nation. 

Harper.     2.00 

The  story  of  our  country  from  the  Revolution 
to  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War.  Like  the  others 
of  this  series,  it  has  maps  and  many  illustrations. 

CUSTER,  E.  (B.).     Boots  and  Saddles. 

Harper.     1.50 

Mrs.  Custer  gives  us  a  picture,  drawn  from 
her  own  experiences,  of  garrison  and  camp  life 
on  the  frontier.  The  book  ends  with  brief  men- 
tion of  the  battle  of  the  Little  Big  Horn,  of  Sunday, 
June  twenty-fifth,  1876,  in  which  General  Custer 
lost  his  life. 

DICKENS,  CHARLES.     A  Child's  History  of 
England.  Houghton.     2.50 

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Its  adaptation  to  the  needs  of  children  lies  in  its 
lively  narrative  form,  and  the  picturesqueness  of  many 
of  the  scenes  which  it  presents.  —  Introduction. 

This  volume,  written  with  Dickens'  own  eight 
children  in  mind,  now  more  than  fifty  years  ago, 
holds  the  interest  of  the  boys  and  girls  of  to-day 
as  keenly  as  when  it  first  appeared.  The  many 
excellent  illustrations  add  to  its  attraction  and 
value. 

DOLE,  C.  F.     The  Young  Citizen. 

Heath.     .45 

Permeated  by  the  spirit  of  a  broad  and  noble 
patriotism,  and  written  in  the  interests  of  national 
peace,  law,  and  good  government,  in  regard  to 
which  it  gives,  very  simply,  much  information. 
There  are  also  chapters  on  voting,  the  proper  use 
of  the  people's  money,  the  ideal  city  and  town, 
policemen  and  their  duties,  et  cetera;  all  quite 
within  the  comprehension  of  a  child.  The  book 
contains  many  illustrations. 

FOA,  EUGENIE.    The  Boy  Life  of  Napoleon. 
Edited  by  E.  S.  Brooks.     Lothrop.  1.25 

Children  will  enjoy  reading  of  the  childhood 
days  of  Napoleon  and  his  brothers  and  sisters, 
and  of  the  school-boy  life  of  this  remarkable 
lad  who  grew  up  from  poverty  to  become  the 
most  wonderful  man  of  his  time.  Napoleon's 
experiences  as  a  "king's  scholar"  in  Paris,  and 
as  lieutenant  of  an  artillery  regiment,  are  also 

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described.     Madame  Foa's  work  is  historically 
accurate,  and  her  style  very  interesting. 

HART,  A.  B.,  and  MABEL  HILL  (Editors). 
Camps  and  Firesides  of  the  Revolution. 

Macmillan.     .50 

The  second  volume  of  Source  Readers  is,  like  the 
first,  wholly  made  up  of  pieces  written  at  the  time  of 
the  events  and  incidents  here  described.  The  language 
is  modernized  wherever  necessary.  —  Preface. 

LANG,    JEANIE.      The    Story    of    General 
Gordon.  Dutton.     .50 

The  character,  as  well  as  the  deeds,  of  this 
remarkable  man,  whose  life  stands  for  faith, 
courage,  and  charity,  is  interestingly  drawn. 
There  are  eight  pictures  in  color. 

SCUDDER,  H.  E.     Boston  Town. 

Hough  ton.     1.50 

Events  in  the  early  annals  of  this  old  city  re- 
counted in  pleasant  familiar  fashion  by  a  grand- 
father who  visits  the  famous  spots  with  the  boys. 
Many  illustrations  help  to  make  real  the  happen- 
ings described. 

See,  saw,  sacradown ! 
Which  is  the  way  to  Boston  Town  ? 
One  foot  up,  the  other  foot  down, 
That  is  the  way  to  Boston  Town. 

OLD  RHYME. 

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SEAWELL,  M.  E.     Paul  Jones. 

Appleton.     1.00 

Although  this  story  is  professedly  and  confessedly 
a  romance,  history  has  been  consulted  at  every  point. 
Log-books,  journals,  and  biographies,  have  been 
searched,  especially  the  logs,  journals,  and  letters,  of 
Paul  Jones  himself.  Much  relating  to  him  has  been 
left  out,  but  nothing  of  consequence  has  been  put  in 
that  is  not  historically  true.  The  language  ascribed 
to  him  is,  whenever  possible,  that  used  by  him  at  the 
time,  or  afterward,  in  his  letters  and  journals.  — 
Introduction. 

For  Captain  Paul  Jones  ever  loved  close  fighting. 

FRANKLIN. 

• 

SEAWELL,  M.  E.    Twelve  Naval  Captains. 

Scribner.     1.25 

Brief  accounts  of  the  lives  of  some  famous 
American  commanders,  many  of  them  of  the 
period  from  1798  to  1815.  Preble,  Decatur, 
Somers,  and  Lawrence,  are  among  the  number. 
The  book  contains  portraits. 

SHEPARD,  WILLIAM  (Editor).     Our  Young 
Folks'  Josephus.  Lippincott.     1.25 

"Flavius  Josephus  was  born  at  Jerusalem  A.  D.  37. 
.  .  .  His  history  of  The  Jewish  War,  which  was  fin- 
ished A.  D.  75,  was  undertaken  at  the  command  of 
Vespasian,  and  is  a  noble  and  pathetic  narrative  of 
events  that  had  been  witnessed  by  himself.  His  other 
important  work,  The  Antiquities  of  the  Jews,  was 
finished  about  A.  D.  93,  and  was  an  attempt  to  familiar- 
ize the  Roman  people  with  the  early  history  of  the  Jews 
as  it  is  recorded  in  the  Scripture." 

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• 

The  following  pages  are  ...  a  simplification  of 
the  story  of  the  Jews  as  related  by  Josephus.  .  .  . 
Josephus  wrote  his  histories  for  the  Romans,  and  we 
need  not  therefore  wonder  ...  at  his  modifying  and 
toning  down  the  historical  statements  of  the  Mosaic 
records  to  recommend  them  to  the  prejudices  of  his 
readers.  —  Preface. 

STOCKTON,  F.  R.     Buccaneers  and  Pirates 
of  Our  Coasts.  Macmillan.     1.50 

"When  I  was  a  boy  I  strongly  desired  to  be  a  pirate. 
...  In  fact,  I  had  a  great  desire  to  become  what 
might  be  called  a  marine  Robin  Hood." 

All  boys  will  sympathize  with  this  point  of 
view,  and  will  enjoy  reading  of  Morgan,/  Black- 
beard,  Kidd,  and  many  less  famous  or  infamous 
men  who  sailed  our  coasts. 


FINE  ARTS 

Painting  is  silent  poetry,  and  poetry  is  painting  with 
the  gift  of  speech. 

SEMONIDES. 

STEEDMAN,  AMY.     Knights  of  Art. 

Jacobs.     2.00 

Best  book  on  art  for  children  (1907).  Contains 
sketches  of  eighteen  Italian  painters  from  Giotto  to 
Paul  Veronese,  based  on  Vasari,  and  attractively 
written.  Sixteen  color  and  eight  black  and  white 
reproductions. 

NEW  YORK  STATE  LIBRARY. 

This  volume  seems  to  the  compiler  of  this  List 
one  of  the  few  books  on  art  which  children  will 

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read  with  real  enjoyment.  It  is  not  included  with 
a  view  to  having  it  take  the  place  of  a  history  of 
art,  but  to  give  a  part  of  the  information  which 
old  Vasari  has  handed  down  to  us  with  such 
charm.  The  language  is  delightful,  and  we 
carry  away  some  of  the  atmosphere  of  that  sunny 
Italian  period.  It  is  a  pity  that  we  are  not  given 
illustrations  photographed  from  the  originals, 
instead  of  more  or  less  modified  drawings. 


GEOGRAPHY,  TRAVEL,  AND 
DESCRIPTION 

Up !  up !  let  us  a  voyage  take ; 
Why  sit  we  here  at  ease  ? 
Find  us  a  vessel  tight  and  snug, 
Bound  for  the  Northern  Seas. 

WILLIAM  HOWITT. 

BROOKS,  NOAH.    The  Story  of  Marco  Polo. 

Century.     1.50 

The  manner  of  the  return  of  the  Polos  long  after 
they  had  been  given  up  for  dead,  the  subsequent  ad- 
ventures of  Marco  Polo,  the  incredulity  with  which  his 
book  of  travels  was  received,  the  gradual  and  slow  con- 
firmation of  the  truth  of  his  reports  as  later  explora- 
tions penetrated  the  mysterious  Orient,  and  the  fact 
that  he  may  be  justly  regarded  as  the  founder  of  the 
geography  of  Asia,  have  all  combined  to  give  to  his 
narrative  a  certain  fascination,  with  which  no  other 
story  of  travel  has  been  invested.  --Preface. 

As  far  as  possible,  Mr.  Brooks  has  allowed  the 
traveler  to  speak  for  himself. 

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v 

BULL,  J.  B.     Fridtjof  Nansen. 

Heath.     .30 

This  highly  interesting  account  of  the  great 
explorer,  his  crossing  of  Greenland,  and  his 
Polar  expedition,  will  enthrall  young  people  as 
Farthest  North  did  their  elders. 

CARPENTER,  F.  G.     South  America. 

American  Book.     .60 

In  this  good  geographical  reader  the  children 
are  taken  "upon  a  personally  conducted  tour 
through  the  most  characteristic  parts  of  the  South 
American  continent.  .  .  .  The  book  has  the 
merit  of  being  written  from  original  sources  of 
information.  It  comprises  the  observations  of 
the  author  gathered  in  a  trip  of  more  than  twenty- 
five  thousand  miles  along  the  routes  herein  de- 
scribed. Most  of  the  descriptions  were  written 
on  the  ground,  and  a  very  large  number  of  the 
photographs  wrere  made  by  the  author  especially 
for  this  book." 

Du  CHAILLU,  P.  B.    The  Land  of  the  Long 
Night.  Scribner.     2.00 

Du  Chaillu  visited  the  Northern  lands  in 
winter,  traveling  overland  to  Nordkyn,  living 
among  the  Lapps,  and  later  going  in  a  fishing- 
boat  off  the  coast  of  Finmarken  for  cod. 

FINNEMORE,    JOHN.      France.      Illustrated 
by  Nico  Jungman  and  Others. 

Macmillan.     .75 
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Three  chapters  are  devoted  to  the  Loire  coun- 
try, and  we  are  told  of  Normandy  and  Brittany, 
as  well  as  other  parts  of  France,  including  Paris. 
There  is  a  sketch  of  boy  and  girl  life  which  will 
make  our  young  people  glad  of  their  freer  en- 
vironment. The  twelve  colored  pictures  add  to 
the  book's  interest. 

HORTON,  EDITH.     The  Frozen  North. 

Heath.     .40 

This  account  of  Arctic  exploration  consists  of 
a  series  of  sketches  of  different  Polar  expeditions, 
from  the  days  of  Sir  John  Franklin  to  the  Ziegler- 
Baldwin  and  other  undertakings  of  1902.  Here 
children  may  read  consecutively  of  Kane,  Nor- 
denskjold,  Greely,  Nansen,  and  others,  and 
acquire  a  general  view  of  Polar  discovery. 

KELLY,  R.  T.     Egypt.     Illustrated  by  the 
Author.  Macmillan.     .75 

An  interesting  picture  of  this  most  interesting 
country.  The  Nile  is  fully  described,  and  there 
are  chapters  on  the  people,  the  desert,  and  the 
monuments.  The  volume  contains  twelve  plates 
in  color. 

NORDHOFF,    CHARLES.      Sailor   Life   on    a 
Man-of-War.  Dodd.     2.00 

To  give  a  sailor's  impressions  of  a  sailor's  life  .  .  . 
has  been  the  aim.  Neither  exaggerating  its  hardships 
—  they  do  not  need  it  -  -  nor  highly  coloring  its  delights, 
whatever  those  may  be,  the  very  plainest  truth  has  been 
thought  sufficient  for  the  purpose  in  view.  —  Original 
Preface. 

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Many  changes  and  improvements  have  come 
about  since  1854,  when  this  volume  was  written, 
but  it  is  republished  without  alteration  of  the 
text,  so  as  to  give  a  picture  of  sailor  days  before 
the  introduction  of  steam. 

PLUMMER,  M.  W.    Roy  and  Ray  in  Mexico. 

Holt.     1.75 

Two  wide-awake  children,  with  their  parents,  visit 
modern  cities  and  ancient  ruins,  learn  much  of  customs 
and  history,  meet  President  Diaz,  and  compare  things 
Mexican  and  American.  Map,  sixteen  half-tone  plates, 
and  Mexican  songs  with  music.  Useful  as  a  travel 
guide,  and  helpful  to  teachers  and  school  children. 

NEW  YORK  STATE  LIBRARY. 

STARR,  FREDERICK.     Strange  Peoples. 

Heath.     .40 

A  series  of  brief  accounts  of  some  of  the  many 
peoples  of  the  world,  accompanied  by  authentic 
illustrations.  The  author  is  Professor  of  Anthro- 
pology in  the  University  of  Chicago. 

MYTHOLOGY,   FOLK-LORE,  LEG- 
ENDS,  AND   FAIRY  TALES 

Lo !  I  must  tell  a  tale  of  chivalry ; 

For  large  white  plumes  are  dancing  in  mine  eye. 

KEATS. 

HIGGINSON,  T.  W.  Tales  of  the  Enchanted 
Islands  of  the  Atlantic.  Illustrated  by 
Albert  Herter.  Macmillan.  1.50 

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Hawthorne,  in  his  Wonder  Book,  has  described  the 
beautiful  Greek  myths  and  traditions,  but  no  one  has 
yet  made  similar  use  of  the  wondrous  tales  that  gathered 
for  more  than  a  thousand  years  about  the  islands  of 
the  Atlantic  deep.  .  .  .  The  order  of  the  tales  in  the 
present  work  follows  roughly  the  order  of  development, 
giving  first  the  legends  which  kept  near  the  European 
shore,  and  then  those  which,  like  St.  B randan's  or 
Antillia,  were  assigned  to  the  open  sea  or,  like  Norum- 
bega  or  the  Isle  of  Demons,  to  the  very  coast  of  America. 
.  .  .  Every  tale  in  this  book  bears  reference  to  some 
actual  legend,  followed  more  or  less  closely.  — Preface. 

LAMB,  CHARLES.  The  Adventures  of 
Ulysses.  Illustrated  by  M.  H.  Squire 
and  E.  Mars.  Russell.  2.50 

Intended  to  be  an  introduction  to  the  reading  of 
Telemachus;  it  is  done  out  of  the  Odyssey,  not  from 
the  Greek.  I  would  not  mislead  you;  nor  yet  from 
Pope's  Odyssey,  but  from  an  older  translation  of  one 
Chapman.  LAMB. 

This  children's  classic,  with  its  pure  and  force- 
ful English,  is  presented  in  an  attractive  manner. 
The  full-page  illustrations  are  in  black  and  buff. 

LANIER,  SIDNEY  (Editor).  Knightly  Legends 
of  Wales,  or  The  Boy's  Mabinogion. 

Scribner.     2.00 

The  Mabinogion,  or  Welsh  legends  of  King 
Arthur,  belong  to  a  much  earlier  period  than 
Malory.  In  this  edition  the  original  text  is 
scrupulously  preserved,  except  for  necessary 
excision,  and  occasional  condensation  which  is 
always  placed  in  brackets. 

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WILSON,  C.  D.    The  Story  of  the  Cid. 

Lothrop.     1.25 

"Thus  lived  and  died  the  great  Cid  Campeador  of 
Spain,  most  wonderful  of  heroes,  who  was  never  de- 
feated, and  who  became  the  ancestor  of  kings." 

This  edition  is  founded  upon  the  translation 
of  Southey. 


POETRY,  COLLECTIONS  OF  POETRY 

AND  PROSE,  AND  STORIES 

ADAPTED  FROM  GREAT 

AUTHORS 

In  the  best  books,  great  men  talk  to  us,  with  us,  and 
give  us  their  most  precious  thoughts.  Books  are  the 
voices  of  the  distant  and  the  dead.  .  .  .  They  give  to 
all  who  will  faithfully  use  them  the  society  and  the 
presence  of  the  best  and  greatest  of  our  race. 

CHANNING. 

DARTON,  F.  J.  H.    Tales  of  the  Canterbury 
Pilgrims.  Stokes.     1.50 

»  Mr.  Darton  has  so  delightfully  made  real  the 
times  of  Richard  II,  and  has  so  well  adapted  the 
tales  told  by  the  immortal  pilgrims,  that  we  owe 
him  a  debt  of  thanks.  I  say  we,  for  certainly  we 
older  people  will  enjoy  them  as  much  as  our 
children.  In  retelling  the  tales  in  prose  the 
editor  has  introduced  material  from  Lydgate 
and  others.  Dr.  Furnivall  contributes  an  illu- 
minating introduction,  and  Hugh  Thomson's 
illustrations  are,  as  usual,  very  satisfactory. 

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He  [Chaucer]  carried  his  sunshine  with  him  as  he 
rode  and  walked  about,  observing  with  quick  eye  the 
varied  life  around  him,  and  then  reproducing  it  for  us 
in  words  which  enable  us  to  recreate  it,  and  to  see  the 
sun  of  his  genius  over  the  land  we  love. 

F.  J.  FURNIVALL. 

LAMB,   CHARLES  and   MARY.     Tales  from 
Shakspeare.     Illustrated  by  N.  M.  Price. 

Scribner.     2.50 

The  following  Tales  are  meant  to  be  submitted  to 
the  young  reader  as  an  introduction  to  the  study  of 
Shakspeare,  for  which  purpose  his  words  are  used 
whenever  it  seemed  possible  to  bring  them  in;  ... 
words  introduced  into  our  language  since  his  time 
have  been  as  far  as  possible  avoided.  .  .  .  What  these 
Tales  shall  have  been  to  the  young  readers,  that  and 
much  more  it  is  the  writers'  wish  that  the  true  Plays  of 
Shakspeare  may  prove  to  them  in  older  years  —  en- 
richers  of  the  fancy,  strengtheners  of  virtue,  a  with- 
drawing from  all  selfish  and  mercenary  thoughts,  a 
lesson  of  all  sweet  and  honourable  thoughts  and  actions, 
to  teach  courtesy,  benignity,  generosity,  humanity: 
for  of  examples,  teaching  these  virtues,  his  pages  are 
full.  —  Preface. 

I  have  done  Othello  and  Macbeth,  and  mean  to  do 
all  the  tragedies.  I  think  it  will  be  popular  among  the 
little  people,  besides  money. 

LAMB. 

This  edition  of  an  English  classic  contains 
engraved  portraits  of  Charles  and  Mary  Lamb, 
after  those  in  the  National  Portrait  Gallery,  and 
twenty  full-page  illustrations  in  color. 

MACAULAY,  T.  B.     Lays  of  Ancient  Rome. 
Illustrated  by  J.  R.  Weguelin. 

Longmans.     1.25 
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This  attractive  edition  of  Macaulay's  famous 
poems  contains,  in  addition,  Ivry  and  The 
Armada. 

NORTON,  C.  E.  (Editor).  Heart  of  Oak 
Books.  Volume  V.  Masterpieces  of 
Literature.  Heath.  .50 

To  make  good  reading  more  attractive  than  bad, 
to  give  right  direction  to  the  choice,  the  growing  intelli- 
gence of  the  child  should  be  nourished  with  selected 
portions  of  the  best  literature,  the  virtue  of  which  has 
been  approved  by  long  consent.  —  Preface. 

WIGGIN,    K.    D.    (S.)    and    N.    A.    SMITH 
(Editors).  Golden  Numbers. 

Doubleday.     2.00 

Mrs.  Wiggin  tells  us  that  she  and  her  sister 
have  searched  the  pages  of  the  great  English- 
speaking  poets  to  find  verses  that  children  will 
love.  The  quest  has  been  successful,  for  the 
collection  gives  us  full  measure  of  that  which  is 
among  the  best  in  English  poetry.  The  selections 
are  arranged  under  headings,  such  as  The  World 
Beautiful,  For  Home  and  Country,  and  In 
Merry  Mood.  One  division  is  devoted  to  Christ- 
mas songs  and  carols. 

RELIGION  AND   ETHICS 

Oh  books !  ...  Ye  are  the  golden  vessels  of  the 
temple,  the  arms  of  the  soldiers  of  the  Church,  with 
which  to  quench  all  the  fiery  darts  of  the  wicked. 

RICHARD  DE  BUBY. 
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GILLIE,  R.  C      The  StoiT  of  Stories. 

t> 

Macmillan.     1.25 

An  exceptionally  good  book,  describing  as  a 
connected  narrative  the  events  of  Christ's  life. 
The  language  is  simple  and  dignified,  and  the 
words  of  the  Gospel,  whenever  used,  are  given 
without  variation.  Fully  illustrated  from  photo- 
graphs of  famous  paintings. 

STRONG,    SYDNEY.      Talks    to    Boys    and 
Girls.  Revell.     .50 

Under  three  divisions,  Kite  Talks,  Random 
Talks,  and  The  Life  I  Ought  to  Live,  Mr.  Strong 
gives  us  practical,  interesting,  and  helpful  sug- 
gestions for  leading  broad  spiritual  lives  of  love 
and  usefulness.  Many  anecdotes  enliven  the 
text. 


SCIENCE,  OUT-OF-DOOR  BOOKS, 
AND   STORIES   OF  ANIMALS 

If  we  do  not  plant  knowledge  when  young,  it  will 
give  us  no  shade  when  we  are  old. 

CHESTERFIELD. 

BAKER,  R.  S.     The  Boy's  Book  of  Inven- 
tions. Doubleday.     2.00 

These  accounts  of  the  wonders  of  modern 
science  tell  of  liquid  air,  wireless  telegraphy, 
X-Ray  photography,  and  other  marvels.  There 
are  manv  illustrations. 

•/ 

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BAMFORD,  M.  E.    Up  and  Down  the  Brooks. 

Houghton.     .75 

A  careful  observer  and  nature-lover  gives  us  a 
familiar  account  of  the  wonderful  lives  of  the 
little  brook  creatures.  The  insects  mentioned  in 
these  pages  are  those  of  Alameda  County,  Cali- 
fornia, but  members  of  the  same  families  will  be 
found  in  or  beside  almost  any  brook,  East  or 
West. 

CHAPMAN,    F.    M.      Bird-Life.      Illustrated 
by  E.  E.  Thompson-Seton. 

Appleton.     2.00 

Illustrated  with  seventy-five  full-page  plates  in 
color  and  figures  in  the  text.  Non- technical,  with  a 
color  key  to  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  of  the  more 
common  species.  This  book  is  in  two  parts.  The  first 
chapters  define  the  bird,  its  place  in  Nature,  and  its 
relation  to  man,  and  outline  the  leading  facts  in  its 
life-history.  The  second  part  gives  a  Field  Key  based 
on  color,  and  biographies  of  some  of  the  common 
birds. 

AUDUBON  SOCIETY. 

CLODD,  EDWARD.     The   Childhood   of  the 
World.  Kegan  Paul.     1.25 

This  book  ...  is  an  attempt,  in  the  absence  of 
any  kindred  elementary  work,  to  narrate,  in  as  simple 
language  as  the  subject  will  permit,  the  story  of  man's 
progress  from  the  unknown  time  of  his  early  appear- 
ance upon  the  earth  to  the  period  from  which  writers 
of  history  ordinarily  begin.  .  .  .  The  First  Part  of 
this  book  describes  the  progress  of  man  in  material 

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things,  while  the  Second  Part  seeks  to  explain  his  mode 
of  advance  from  lower  to  higher  stages  of  religious 

Iff  T>  f 

belief.  —  Preface. 

And  step  by  step,  since  time  began, 
I  see  the  steady  gain  of  man. 

WHITTIER. 

The  subject  of  this  volume  seems  a  little  ap- 
palling for  children,  but  it  is  treated  in  so  re- 
markable a  manner  and  with  such  simplicity 
that  the  book  should  be  in  the  hands  of  all  young 
people.  It  is  not  surprising  to  learn  that  it  has 
been  translated  into  many  languages. 

ECKSTORM,  F.  (H.).    The  Bird  Book. 

Heath.     .60 

Illustrated  with  full-page  woodcuts  and  figures  in 
the  text.  Written  in  popular  style ;  chapters  on  Water- 
Birds  in  their  Homes;  Structure  and  Comparison; 
Problems  of  Bird-Life;  Some  Common  Land-Birds. 
Much  original  matter  about  little-known  water-birds. 

AUDUBON  SOCIETY. 

GEIKIE,  ARCHIBALD.    Physical  Geography. 

American  Book.     .35 

Children  of  inquiring  minds  will  find  in  this 
tiny  volume  expert  answers  to  their  questions 
about  the  earth  and  its  wonders. 

HOLLAND,  W.  J.    The  Butterfly  Book. 

Doubleday.     3.00 

Dr.  Holland,  Director  of  the  Carnegie  Museum, 
Pittsburgh,  has  given  us  an  authoritative  account 

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of  the  butterfly-life  of  North  America  north  of 
Mexico,  and  at  the  same  time  has  kept  this 
book  entirely  within  the  comprehension  of  the 
unscientific  nature-lover.  Directions  are  given 
for  the  capture,  preparation,  and  preservation, 
of  specimens.  There  are  forty-eight  pages  of 
color  plates,  reproducing  more  than  a  thousand 
North  American  butterflies,  and  several  hundred 
black  and  white  text  illustrations. 

INGERSOLL,    ERNEST.      The    Book    of    the 
Ocean.  Century.     1.50 

Waves,  tides,  and  currents,  early  exploration, 
war-ships  and  naval  battles,  merchantmen, 
yachts  and  yachting,  marine  industries,  and  the 
animal  life  of  the  ocean,  are  all  discussed  in  this 
good-sized,  fully  illustrated  volume. 

MEADOWCROFT,    W.    H.     The    ABC    of 

Electricity.         Excelsior  Publishing.     50 

A  simple  treatise  on  electricity  and  its  uses  in 
connection  with  the  telephone,  telegraph,  electric 
light,  et  cetera. 

MORLEY,  M.  W.     A  Song  of  Life.     Illus- 
trated by  the  Author  and  Robert  Forsyth. 

McClurg.     1.25 

How  few  thoughtful  parents  have  not  been 
perplexed  by  the  question  of  when  and  how 
best  to  tell  their  children  the  great  truths  of  the 

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beginning  and  development  of  life  in  the  world  of 
nature.  Miss  Morley  is  well  qualified  to  treat 
this  most  difficult  subject,  which  she  does  deli- 
cately and  reverently,  from  a  scientific  standpoint. 
As  there  is  so  great  a  difference  of  opinion  as  to 
the  advisability  of  giving  books  of  this  nature  to 
adolescent  boys  and  girls,  it  is  strongly  recom- 
mended that  this  one  be  carefully  read  beforehand 
by  the  parent. 

ST.  JOHN,  T.  M.     How  Two  Boys  Made 
Their  Own  Electrical  Apparatus. 

St.  John.     1.00 

Directions  for  making  simple  electrical  ap- 
pliances, such  as  batteries  and  electric  bells. 

STONE,  WITHER,  and  W.  E.  CRAM.    Ameri- 
can Animals.  Doubleday.     3.00 

A  readable  book,  beautifully  illustrated,  .  .  .  and 
in  many  of  its  life-histories  much  fuller,  fresher,  and 
more  interestingly  written  than  any  other  work  on 
animals  that  I  know. 

DALLAS  LORE  SHARP. 

In  preparing  the  present  volume  the  aim  has  been  to 
produce  a  work  sufficiently  free  from  technicalities 
to  appeal  to  the  general  reader  and  at  the  same  time 
to  include  such  scientific  information  relative  to  our 
North  American  mammals  as  would  be  desired  by  one 
beginning  their  study. — Preface. 

The  illustrations  which  accompany  these 
descriptions  of  the  mammals  of  North  America 
north  of  Mexico  comprise  six  plates  in  color  from 

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paintings  by  A.  R.  Dugmore,  and  ninety-four 
half-tones  from  remarkable  photographs  from 
life  by  Messrs.  Dugmore,  Carlin,  Beebe,  and 
other  expert  nature-photographers.  Some  of  the 
photographs  were  taken  in  the  New  York  and 
Washington  Zoological  Parks,  and  some  in  the 
open. 


STORIES 

The  best  romance  becomes  dangerous  if  by  its  ex- 
citement it  renders  the  ordinary  course  of  life  unin- 
teresting, and  increases  the  morbid  thirst  for  scenes 
in  which  we  shall  never  be  called  on  to  act. 

RUSKIN. 

ALCOTT,  L.  M.    Little  Women.    Illustrated 
by  Alice  Barber  Stephens.     Little.     2.00 

Meg,  Jo,  Beth,  and  Amy,  are  as  great  favorites 
with  the  girls  of  this  generation  as  they  were  with 
their  mothers.  The  book  gives  a  picture  drawn 
from  the  youthful  days  of  Miss  Alcott  and  her 
sisters,  and  its  sweet  natural  home  atmosphere 
and  high  standards  make  it  one  that  should  be 
read  by  every  little  woman  of  to-day. 

ALDRICH,  T.  B.    *  The  Story  of  a  Bad  Boy. 
Illustrated  by  A.  B.  Frost. 

Houghton.     2.00 

"This  is  the  story  of  a  bad  boy.  Well,  not  such  a 
very  bad,  but  a  pretty  bad  boy;  and  I  ought  to  know, 
for  I  am,  or  rather  I  was,  that  boy  myself." 

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This  much  loved  volume  should  be  put  in  the 
hands  of  every  American  lad.  Mr.  Frost's  illus- 
trations are  delightfully  sympathetic. 

BENNETT,  JOHN.     Master  Skylark. 

Century.     1.50 

A  sweet  fresh  tale  of  the  days  when  Will 
Shakspere  trod  the  boards.  Little  Nicholas  Att- 
wood  joins  a  company  of  actors,  and  the  head 
player,  dubbing  him  Master  Skylark  because  of 
his  wonderful  voice,  takes  him  with  them  to 
London  against  his  will.  Good  Master  Shak- 
spere, however,  helps  him  in  time  of  need,  and 
little  Nick  gets  safely  home  again  to  his  mother 
in  Stratford  town. 

BROOKS,  NOAH.    The  Boy  Emigrants. 

Scribner.     1.25 

An  account  of  an  overland  trip  to  California  in 
1849. 

The  scenery  of  the  book  is  all  taken  from  nature; 
many  of  the  characters  were  real  people;  and  almost 
all  the  incidents  which  here  befall  the  Boy  Emigrants 
came  under  my  own  observation,  or  under  that  of 
people  whom  I  knew  on  the  trail  or  in  California. 

NOAH  BROOKS. 

CANAVAN,  M.  J.    Ben  Comee. 

Macmillan.     1.50 

This  .  eighteenth-century  Colonial  narrative 
gives  a  vivid  description  of  Roger's  Rangers. 


BOOKS     FOR     CHILDREN 

The  Rangers  were  for  the  most  part  New  Hamp- 
shire frontiersmen. 

COOLIDGE,    SUSAN    (Pseudonym   of   S.    C. 
WOOLSEY).     What  Katy  Did  at  School. 

Little.     1.25 

The  sequel  to  What  Katy  Did  tells  of  the 
boarding-school  days  of  Katy  and  Clover  Carr. 
While  the  story  is  interesting  and  amusing,  it  is 
at  the  same  time  an  advantage  to  any  girl  to  make 
the  acquaintance  of  these  two  delightful  sisters, 
with  their  simple  honorable  standards. 

COOPER,  J.  F.     The  Deerslayer. 

Houghton.     1.25 

"The  incidents  of  this  tale  occurred  between  the 
years  1740  and  1745.  .  .  .  Broad  belts  of  the  virgin 
wilderness  .  .  .  affording  forest  covers  to  the  noise- 
less moccasin  of  the  native  warrior,  as  he  trod  the 
secret  and  bloody  war-path." 

Cooper's  style  is,  according  to  present-day 
standards,  somewhat  pompous  and  stilted,  but 
all  boys  should  read  this  account  of  the  New 
York  settlers'  warfare  against  the  Iroquois  and 
know  Deerslayer,  the  picturesque  frontiersman. 

And  Natty  won't  go  to  oblivion  quicker 
Than  Adams  the  parson  or  Primrose  the  vicar. 

LOWELL. 

COOPER,  J.  F.    The  Last  of  the  Mohicans. 

Houghton.     1.25 

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Story  of  the  French  and  Indian  war.  It  tells  of 
the  siege  of  Fort  William  Henry,  the  capture  of  two 
young  girls  by  the  Indians,  and  the  adventures  of  an 
English  officer  while  trying  to  rescue  them.  Hawk-eye 
the  scout  and  Uncas,  the  last  of  the  Mohicans,  are  two 
of  the  other  characters. 

CARNEGIE  LIBRARY  OF  PITTSBURGH. 


EGGLESTON,  G.  C.    The  Last  of  the  Flat- 
boats.  Lothrop.     1.50 

The  adventures  of  five  boys  on  a  trip  down  the 
Mississippi  at  the  time  of  a  great  flood.  The 
tone  of  the  book  is  manly. 

FORBES,  C.  B.    Elizabeth's  Charm-String. 

Little.     1.50 

Elizabeth's  aunt  brings  home  from  Europe 
various  tiny  symbols  relating  to  different  famous 
places,  buildings,  and  paintings.  The  legends 
connected  with  them  are  told  to  a  group  of  eager 
girls. 

FRENCH,  H.  W.    °  The  Lance  of  Kanana. 

Lothrop.     1.00 

This  Arab  tale  of  a  Bedouin  boy  of  many  years 
ago  is  so  instinct  with  splendid  patriotism  that 
it  is  difficult  to  characterize  it  as  sad,  though  in 
the  end  Kanana  gives  up  his  life  for  Allah  and 
Arabia.  A  graphic  picture  of  Oriental  life,  full 
of  exciting  experiences. 

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HUGHES,  THOMAS.  Tom  Brown's  School 
Days  at  Rugby.  Illustrated  by  E.  J. 
Sullivan.  Macmillan.  2.00 

The  one  great  story  of  school-boy  life,  telling 
of  days  at  Rugby  under  the  famous  Dr.  Arnold, 
and  revealing  the  spiritual  influence  of  a  great 
master. 

INMAN,  HENRY.  The  Ranche  on  the 
Oxhide.  Macmillan.  1.50 

Tale  of  pioneer  days  in  Kansas  when  wolves  and 
panthers,  buffaloes  and  Indians,  were  familiar  sights 
to  the  ranchman.  Buffalo  Bill  and  General  Custer 
appear  in  the  story. 

CARNEGIE  LIBRARY  OF  PITTSBURGH. 

Colonel  Inman  served  under  Generals  Custer, 
Gibbs,  Sully,  and  other  famous  Indian  fighters,  of 
whose  staffs  he  was  a  member.  Over  forty  years  on 
the  extreme  frontier  gave  him  a  rare  opportunity  to 
study  the  Indian  character. — National  Cyclopaedia  of 
American  Biography. 

JANVIER,  T.  A.    The  Aztec  Treasure  House. 

Harper.     1.50 

The  scene  of  these  stirring  adventures  is  laid 
in  Mexico  of  the  present  day,  and  the  heroes,  a 
little  band  of  plucky  men,  penetrate  to  the  heart 
of  an  unknown  Aztec  city.  The  well-written 
narrative  is  so  full  of  exciting  happenings  that  it 
is  a  favorable  substitute  for  the  ordinary  sensa- 
tional volume  in  which  many  boys  find  delight. 

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KIPLING,  RUDYARD.     Captains  Courageous. 

Century.     1,50 

An  indulged  lad,  the  son  of  rich  parents,  falls 
overboard  from  a  transatlantic  steamer  and  is 
rescued  by  the  crew  of  a  fishing-smack  off  the 
Banks  of  Newfoundland.  The  boy  has  to  stay 
with  the  men  and  make  himself  useful  until  the 
fishing  season  is  over.  The  hardy  life  of  the  sea 
makes  a  man  of  him  by  the  time  he  is  restored 
to  his  parents. 

"Now  Aprile  is  over  and  melted  the  snow, 
And  outer  Noo  Bedford  we  shortly  must  tow ; 
Yes,  out  o'  Noo  Bedford  we  shortly  must  clear, 
We're  the  whalers  that  never  see  wheat  in  the  ear." 

MABTINEAU,  HARRIET.    Feats  on  the  Fiord. 

Macmillan.     .50 

A  vivid  picture  of  Norwegian  life  of  the  eigh- 
teenth century.  Full  of  action  and  interest,  and 
conveying  much  information  as  to  Northern  ways 
and  customs  in  such  a  manner  that  it  becomes  a 
part  of  the  story. 

MARTINEAU,  HARRIET.     The  Peasant  and 
the  Prince.  Houghton.     .40 

Whatever  we  may  think  of  the  literary  quality  of 
Miss  Martineau's  work,  the  practical  achievements 
of  her  life  were  remarkable.  .  .  .  The  Peasant  and 
the  Prince  is  a  good  example  of  her  method.  It  is  a 
sketch  of  the  condition  of  French  society  just  before 
the  outbreak  of  the  Revolution.  Only  the  first  part 
can  be  called  fiction,  and  that  only  in  a  superficial 

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sense.  ...  So  deep  a  sympathy,  so  passionate  an 
earnestness,  informs  much  of  her  work,  that  it  is  still 
worth  reading  for  its  own  sake  as  well  as  for  the  sake 
of  the  distinguished  woman  who  produced  it. 

H.  W.  BOYNTON. 

The  book  is  extremely  interesting. 

MATTHEWS,  BRANDEB.     Tom  Paulding. 

Century.     1.50 

The  description  of  a  successful,  yet  unsuccess- 
ful, search  for  buried  treasure  in  the  streets  of 
New  York  will  satisfy  in  a  harmless  way  the 
desire  which  all  normal  boys  have  for  books  of 
this  character. 

MUNROE,  KIRK.    The  Flamingo  Feather. 

Harper.     .60 

The  exciting  experiences  of  a  French  lad  dur- 
ing the  settlement  of  Florida  by  France  in  the 
sixteenth  century.  Many  incidents  hinge  on  the 
faithful  friendship  existing  between  a  young 
Indian  and  the  hero. 

PYLE,  HOWARD.     Men  of  Iron. 

Harper.     2.00 

A  historical  story  of  the  time  of  Henry  IV, 
giving  an  account  of  the  training  and  knighting 
of  Myles  Falworth,  and  of  his  struggle  as  cham- 
pion for  his  old  blind  father  in  the  ordeal  by 
battle;  of  Prince  Hal,  and  the  wild  hard  days 
that  bred  fighting  men. 

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SHAW,  F.  L.     Castle  Blair.        Little.     1.00 

This  charming  picture  of  child-life  on  an  Irish 
estate  was  highly  commended  by  Ruskin  in  these 
words:  There  is  a  quite  lovely  little  book  just 
come  out  about  children,  Castle  Blair !  .  .  .  The 
book  is  good,  and  lovely,  and  true,  having  the 
best  description  of  a  noble  child  in  it  (Winnie) 
that  I  ever  read;  and  nearly  the  best  description 
of  the  next  best  thing  —  a  noble  dog. 

SMITH,  M.  P.  (W.).    More  Good  Times  at 
Hackmatack.  Little.     1.25 

A  further  account  of  farm  life  in  Western 
Massachusetts  begun  in  Jolly  Good  Times  at 
Hackmatack. 

Sit  with  me  by  the  homestead  hearth, 
And  stretch  the  hands  of  memory  forth 
To  warm  them  at  the  wood-fire's  blaze ! 

WHITTIER. 

To  fear  God,  do  your  duty,  tell  the  truth,  and  be 
industrious  —  this  was  the  New  England  ideal;  and 
until  we  can  replace  it  by  a  better,  we  can  hardly  afford 
to  belittle  it.  —  Preface. 

STEIN,  EVALEEN.     Gabriel  and  the  Hour 
Book.  Page.     1.00 

This  simply- told  story  presents  in  a  charming 
way  a  sketch  of  French  life  in  the  reign  of  Louis 
XII.  It  tells  of  how  little  Gabriel  helped  Brother 
Stephen  to  illuminate  a  wonderful  Book  of  Hours 
for  the  King  to  give  as  a  wedding  gift  to  Anne  of 

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Brittany,  and  of  the  happiness  that  came  to  the 
faithful  workers  therefrom. 

STOCKTON,  F.  R.     The  Story  of  Viteau. 

Scribner.     1.50 

A  tale  of  two  French  lads,  the  sons  of  the  Count- 
ess of  Viteau,  who  lived  in  the  rude  days  of  Louis 
IX.  Many  of  the  duties  and  pleasures  of  mediaeval 
life  are  incidentally  described. 

THOMPSON,  A.    R.      Gold-Seeking   on    the 
Dalton  Trail.  Little.     1.50 

These  adventures  of  two  New  England  boys 
in  Alaska  and  the  Northwest  Territory  are  based 
on  real  happenings.  The  scenery  of  the  region 
is  described,  and  useful  information  given  about 
the  Klondike,  and  its  flora  and  fauna. 

TRUE,  J.  P.     The  Iron  Star.     Little.     1.50 

The  iron  star  was  a  meteor,  whose  story  is  that 
of  the  ages  from  the  days  of  the  Cavemen  to  the 
time  of  Miles  Standish. 

TWAIN,     MARK     (Pseudonym     of     S.     L. 
Clemens).    The  Prince  and  the  Pauper. 

Harper.     1.75 

This  never-was-but-might-have-been  story  is 
truly  one  "for  young  people  of  all  ages."  It  tells 
of  the  exchange  of  station  which  occurred  between 
young  Edward  Prince  of  Wales  and  Tom  Canty 

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the  beggar's  son.  Tom  grows  to  like  the  stately 
life,  but  the  noble  young  prince  learns  many  a 
bitter  truth  about  his  realm.  We  are  glad  for 
both  boys  when  the  latter,  now  King  Edward  VI, 
comes  to  his  own  again.  The  author  follows 
closely  the  life  and  customs  of  the  day. 

In  spite  of  the  main  incident  and  its  conse- 
quences being  historically  factitious,  the  tale  pre- 
sents a  vivid  picture  of  the  young  King  and  his 
people,  and  the  London  of  that  time. 


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Thirteen  Years  of  Age 

Where  go  the  children  ?     Travelling  I     Travelling  I 
Where  go  the  children,  travelling  ahead  ? 
Some  go  to  conquer  things;  some  go  to  try  them; 
Some  go  to  dream  them;  and  some  go  to  bed. 

RILEY. 

AMUSEMENTS  AND  HANDICRAFT 

To  a  young  heart  everything  is  fun. 

DICKENS. 

HASLUCK,   P.   N.    (Editor).      Knotting   and 
Splicing  Ropes  and  Cordage. 

Cassell.     .50 

A  comprehensive  little  book  on  a  subject  about 
which  all  boys  are  anxious  to  know  something. 
There  are  many  illustrations. 


WELLS,  CAROLYN.    Rainy  Day  Diversions. 

Moffat.     1.00 

Uncle  Robert  explains  arithmetical  puzzles, 
and  card  and  other  tricks.  There  are  sugges- 
tions for  celebrating  the  different  holidays,  and 
two  children's  plays  are  given. 


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BIOGRAPHY,   HISTORY,   AND 
GOVERNMENT 

Where'er  a  single  slave  doth  pine, 
Where'er  one  man  may  help  another  — 
Thank  God  for  such  a  birthright,  brother  — 
That  spot  of  earth  is  thine  and  mine ! 
There  is  the  true  man's  birthplace  grand, 
His  is  a  world-wide  fatherland ! 

LOWELL. 

BOLTON,  S.  E.   (K.).     Lives  of  Girls  Who 
Became  Famous.  Crowell.     1.50 

The  achievements  of  nineteen  women  of  note 
are  briefly  recounted.  Among  the  number  are 
Harriet  Beecher  Stowe,  Maria  Mitchell,  Madame 
de  Stael,  Elizabeth  Barrett  Browning,  and  Flor- 
ence Nightingale.  An  encouraging  book  for 
ambitious  girls. 

CHURCH,  A.  J.     Stories  of  the  East  from 
Herodotus.  Dodd.     1.00 

The  Father  of  History  tells  us  of  Croesus,  his 
war  with  and  defeat  by  the  Persians;  of  Cyrus 
and  his  triumphs ;  of  certain  kings  of  Egypt  and 
the  manners  of  the  people ;  of  Cambyses  and  the 
Persian  conquest;  of  the  False  Smerdis;  and  of 
Darius,  lord  of  all  Asia. 

DRAKE,  F.  S.     Indian  History  for  Young 
Folks.  Harper.     3.00 

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This  standard  work  gives  a  general  account  of 
the  North  American  Indian,  and  of  our  various 
wars  with  the  different  tribes  to  recent  times. 
There  are  maps  and  many  illustrations. 

GRIFFIS,  W.   E.     Young  People's  History 
of  Holland.  Houghton.     1.50 

Every  American  should  know  the  history  of  the 
Netherlands,  the  fatherland  of  millions  of  Americans 
and  the  storehouse  of  precedents  in  federal  govern- 
ment from  which  those  who  made  our  nation  borrowed 
most  freely.  Nowhere  in  Europe,  except  in  England, 
can  one  find  the  origin  of  so  much  that  is  deepest  and 
best  in  our  national  life  —  including  the  highest  jewel 
of  civilization,  religious  liberty --as  in  Holland, 
as  John  Adams  and  Benjamin  Franklin  long  ago 
confessed.  — Preface. 

The  satisfactory  illustrations  to  this  excellent 
book  are  taken  from  old  prints. 

HART,  A.  B.,  and  A.  B.  CHAPMAN  (Editors). 
How  Our  Grandfathers  Lived. 

Macmillan.     .60 

This  volume  relates  chiefly  to  the  first  half  of  the 
nineteenth  century.  Our  grandfathers  and  even  our 
fathers  passed  lives  full  of  interest  and  of  unusual  in- 
cidents: the  school,  the  field,  the  forest,  the  hunt,  the 
stagecoach,  and  the  steamboat,  are  already  remote 
from  our  present  generation.  .  .  .  Special  pains  have 
been  taken  to  illustrate  the  remarkable  life  of  the 
Western  frontier,  now  fast  becoming  a  tradition. — 
Preface. 

Girls  will  enjoy  the  informal  letters,  describing 
the  customs  and  costumes  at  the  English  Court, 
as  well  as  those  of  our  own  land. 

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HIGGINSON,  T.  W.     Young  Folks'  History 
of  the  United  States.      Longmans.     1.00 

There  are  many  histories  of  our  country  to 
choose  from,  but  none  is  more  satisfactory  for 
young  people  than  this,  with  its  choice  language 
and  interesting  style.  It  contains  maps  and 
numerous  illustrations. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  less  space  than  usual  is  given, 
in  these  pages,  to  the  events  of  war,  and  more  to  the 
affairs  of  peace.  This  course  has  been  deliberately 
pursued.  .  .  .  Times  of  peace,  the  proverb  says,  have 
few  historians;  but  this  may  be  more  the  fault  of  the 
historians  than  of  the  times.  —  Preface. 

KIEFFER,   H.   M.     The  Recollections  of  a 
Drummer-Boy.  Houghton.     1.50 

The  author  was  drummer-boy  during  the  Civil  War 
in  the  150th  regiment  of  Pennsylvania  volunteers,  and 
he  tells  his  own  experiences  in  camp  and  on  the  battle- 
field from  the  time  of  his  enlistment  to  the  "muster- 
out." 

CABNEGIE  LIBRARY  OF  PITTSBURGH. 

LANIER,  SIDNEY  (Editor).    The  Boy's  Frois- 
sart.  Scribner.     2.00 

These  tales,  which  retain  to  a  considerable  ex- 
tent the  archaic  style  of  the  original,  will  inter- 
est only  the  exceptional  boy  or  girl. 

PARTON,  JAMES.     Captains  of  Industry. 

Houghton.     Two  volumes.     2.50 

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The  careers  of  successful  business  men  who 
had  aims  beyond  mere  money-getting.  Among 
those  told  of  are  Elihu  Burritt,  Henry  Bessemer, 
Sir  William  Phips,  and  Ezra  Cornell. 

SCOTT,  WALTER.     Tales  of  a  Grandfather. 
Edited  by  Edwin  Ginn.  Ginn.     .40 

This  well-known  book  gives  the  history  of 
Scotland  from  the  earliest  period  to  the  close  of 
the  reign  of  James  V. 

The  present  work  has  been  slightly  abridged  by 
the  omission  of  detailed  descriptions  of  some  of  the 
more  barbarous  cruelties  of  those  times  and  other 
unimportant  matter.  The  story  unimpaired  has  been 
given  in  Scott's  own  language.  — Preface. 

SCUDDER,  H.  E.     George  Washington. 

Hough  ton.     .75 

A  reliable  conservative  biography.  It  is  not 
only  a  historical  portrait,  but  a  picture  of  eigh- 
teenth-century colonial  life  in  Virginia. 

THE  SHIP  OF  STATE,  BY  THOSE  AT  THE 
HELM.  Ginn.     .40 

Twelve  articles  describing  the  life  and  duties 
of  the  servants  of  the  nation.  Among  the  sub- 
jects included  are  The  Presidency,  by  Roose- 
velt; The  Life  of  a  Senator,  by  Lodge;  How 
Jack  Lives,  by  Long;  Good  Manners  and  Di- 
plomacy, by  Day;  The  American  Post  Office, 
by  Wilson. 

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TAPPAN,  E.   M.     In   the  Days  of  Queen 
Victoria.  Lothrop.     1.00 

The  celebrated  reign  of  the  good  queen  is 
faithfully  portrayed. 

Queen,  as  true  to  womanhood  as  Queenhood, 
Glorying  in  the  glories  of  her  people, 
Sorrowing  with  the  sorrows  of  the  lowest ! 

•  •••••••• 

Henry's  fifty  years  are  all  in  shadow, 
Gray  with  distance  Edward's  fifty  summers, 
Ev'n  her  Grandsire's  fifty  half  forgotten. 

TENNYSON. 

WHITE,    J.    S.    (Editor).     The   Boys'    and 
Girls'  Plutarch.  Putnam.     1.75 

Plutarch  wrote  a  hundred  books  and  was  never 
dull.  Most  of  these  have  been  lost,  but  the  portions 
which  remain  have  found,  with  the  exception  of  Holy 
Writ,  more  readers  through  eighteen  centuries  than 
the  works  of  any  other  writer  of  ancient  times. — 
Introduction. 

If  any  substitute  for  a  full  translation  is  de- 
sired, this  abridgment  will  serve.  It  is  illustrated. 

WRIGHT,  H.  C.     Children's  Stories  of  the 
Great  Scientists.  Scribner.     1.25 

Miss   Wright's   language   is   picturesque  and 

interesting.      These    sixteen    chapters    on  the 

famous  scientists  from  Galileo  to  Darwin  and 
Huxley  will  fascinate  intelligent  children, 

ZIMMERN,  ALICE.    Greek  History  for  Young 
Readers.  Longmans.     1.00 

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A  simple,  scholarly  history ;  the  English  excel- 
lent. There  are  maps  and  many  uncommonly 
good  illustrations. 

FINE  ARTS 

Where  gripinge  grefes  the  hart  would  wounde, 
And  dolefulle  dumps  the  mynde  oppresse, 
There  musicke  with  her  silver-sound 
With  spede  is  wont  to  send  redresse. 

Attributed  to  RICHARD  EDWARDS. 

CHAMPLIN,  J.  D.    The  Young  Folks'  Cyclo- 
paedia of  Literature  and  Art. 

Holt.     3.00 

In  this  an  attempt  has  been  made  to  give  a  brief 
account  of  the  acknowledged  masterpieces  in  literature 
and  in  art,  the  latter  term  being  understood  to  include 
architecture,  sculpture,  painting,  and  music.  —  Preface. 

Short  descriptions  of  great  books,  popular  fairy 
tales,  notable  characters  and  objects  in  fiction, 
celebrated  buildings,  statues,  pictures,  and  operas, 
are  included  in  this  fully  illustrated  volume. 

GEOGRAPHY,  TRAVEL,   AND 
DESCRIPTION 

When  all  the  world  is  young,  lad, 

And  all  the  trees  are  green; 

And  every  goose  a  swan,  lad, 

And  every  lass  a  queen: 

Then  hey  for  boot  and  horse,  lad, 

And  round  the  world  away; 

Young  blood  must  have  its  course,  lad, 

And  every  dog  his  day. 

KINGSLEY. 
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DANA,  R.  H.    Two  Years  Before  the  Mast. 

Houghton.     1.00 

It  does  not  often  happen  that  a  young  man  of  twenty- 
five  writes  a  book  which  becomes  a  classic  in  the 
language.  .  .  .  Yet  this  is  the  history  of  Dana's  Two 
Years  before  the  Mast.  —  Biographical  Sketch. 

The  author,  a  boy  of  nineteen,  left  Harvard 
College  in  1834  and  shipped  as  a  sailor,  hoping 
by  this  open-air  life  to  cure  a  serious  weakness 
of  the  eyes.  He  sailed  around  Cape  Horn,  coasted 
along  the  California  shore,  and  returned  home 
by  the  same  route. 

EASTMAN,  C.  A.     Indian  Boyhood.     Illus- 
trated by  E.  L.  Blumenschein. 

Doubleday.     1.60 

Dr.  Eastman  is  himself  a  Sioux,  and  this  ac- 
count is  the  record  of  his  own  youth  among  this 
wild  people  when  their  warriors  went  on  the 
warpath  against  the  "Big  Knives,"  and  his 
highest  ambition  was  to  join  them. 

FINNEMORE,  JOHN.     India.     Illustrated  by 
Mortimer  Menpes.  Macmillan.     .75 

We  journey  to  the  court  of  a  native  prince, 
travel  through  the  bazaars,  and  visit  village, 
jungle,  and  even  the  great  Himalayas  themselves. 
The  book  is  particularly  interesting,  because 
India  is  less  well  known  to  young  people  than 
many  other  lands.  Of  the  twelve  colored  pictures, 

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two  are  specially  good,  —  a  tailor  at  work,  and  a 
Sikh  warrior. 

FINNEMORE,  JOHN.     Japan.     Illustrated  by 
Ella  du  Cane.  Macmillan.     .75 

The  volume  is  devoted  rather  to  the  habits, 
manners,  and  customs,  of  this  wonderful  people 
than  to  a  description  of  the  country  itself.  Boy 
and  girl  life,  games,  feast-days,  the  occupations 
of  a  Japanese  day,  the  police,  and  the  soldier, 
are  told  about  in  an  entertaining  manner.  There 
are  eight  plates  in  color. 

JENKS,  TUDOR.     The  Boy's  Book  of  Ex- 
plorations. Doubleday.     2.00 

A  satisfactory  introduction  to  exploration  in 
general,  and  a  comprehensive  account  of  the  travel 
and  discovery  of  recent  times  in  Africa,  Asia,  and 
Australia.  The  journeys  of  Livingstone,  Stanley, 
and  many  other  well-known  African  explorers, 
are  related;  Rockhill's  adventures  in  Tibet;  the 
experiences  of  Hedin  and  Landor;  and  the 
opening  up  of  Australia.  The  beauty  of  Living- 
stone's character  is  dwelt  upon.  Maps  and  many 
illustrations  add  to  the  book's  value. 

LANG,  JOHN.    The  Story  of  Captain  Cook. 

Button.     .50 

A  brief  life  of  England's  great  explorer,  giving 
details  of  his  three  famous  voyages  and  his  tragic 
end.  There  are  eight  pictures  in  color. 

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LEE,  YAN  PHOU.     When  I  was  a  Boy  in 
China.  Lothrop.     .75 

This  informing  sketch  of  Chinese  boyhood  is 
by  a  native  who  left  home  at  the  age  of  twelve 
years  to  be  educated  in  the  United  States. 

PARKMAN,    FRANCIS.      The    Oregon    Trail. 
Illustrated  by  Frederic  Remington. 

Little.     2.00 

Valuable  not  only  as  literature,  but  in  that  it 
gives  the  personal  experiences  of  an  intelligent 
observer  in  crossing  the  plains,  long  before  the 
building  of  a  trans-continental  railway.  Park- 
man  made  this  trip  in  1846. 

The  Wild  West  is  tamed,  and  its  savage  charms 
have  withered.  If  this  book  can  help  to  keep  their 
memory  alive,  it  will  have  done  its  part.  It  has  found 
a  powerful  helper  in  the  pencil  of  Mr.  Remington, 
whose  pictures  are  as  full  of  truth  as  of  spirit,  for  they 
are  the  work  of  one  who  knew  the  prairies  and  the 
mountains  before  irresistible  commonplace  had  sub- 
dued them.  —  Preface  to  the  Illustrated  Edition. 

PLUMMER,  M.  W.    Roy  and  Ray  in  Canada. 

Holt.     1.75 

'This  companion  volume  to  Roy  and  Ray  in 
Mexico  embodies  much  that  is  interesting  concerning 
Canadian  history,  manners,  and  customs.  .  .  .  The 
book  will  be  useful  as  a  travel  guide,  but  it  is  primarily 
intended  to  cover  a  hitherto  neglected  field  for  chil- 
dren." Illustrated  from  photographs,  with  map,  and 
words  and  music  of  Canadian  national  songs. 

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Our  old  friends  Roy  and  Ray  enjoyed  their 
trip  through  Eastern  Canada,  and  so  will  the 
boys  and  girls  who  join  them  on  their  travels. 

STARR,  FREDERICK.     American  Indians. 

Heath.     .45 

Mr.  Starr,  an  acknowledged  authority,  tells  us 
of  many  different  Indian  tribes;  their  language, 
customs,  picture-writing,  dances,  and  ceremonies. 
The  author  has  himself  had  acquaintance  with 
some  thirty  tribes.  The  book  is  very  fully  and 
satisfactorily  illustrated. 


MYTHOLOGY,  FOLK-LORE,  LE- 
GENDS,  AND   FAIRY  TALES 

Those  that  Hobgoblin  call  you  and  sweet  Puck, 
You  do  their  work,  and  they  shall  have  good  luck. 

SHAKSPERE. 

KIPLING,  RUDYARD.     Puck  of  Pook's  Hill. 
Illustrated  by  Arthur  Rackham. 

Doubleday.     1.50 

To  Dan  and  Una,  sitting,  on  Midsummer's 
Eve,  in  the  old  fairy  ring,  appears  Puck.  By  his 
magic  power  on  this  and  suceeding  visits  incidents 
based  on  events  in  Old  England's  history  are 
told  to  the  children  by  those  who  shared  in  them. 
A  series  of  remarkable  stories,  alternating  with 
even  more  remarkable  poems.  The  average 
child  will  better  enjoy  hearing  them  read  aloud, 

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as  they  presuppose  a  fuller  knowledge  of  English 
history  than  most  American  children  are  likely 
to  possess.  Mr.  Rackham's  pictures  in  color  are 
fine  work. 


POETRY,  COLLECTIONS  OF  POETRY 

AND  PROSE,  AND  STORIES 

ADAPTED  FROM  GREAT 

AUTHORS 

Olympian  bards  who  sung 

Divine  ideas  below, 
Which  always  find  us  young 

And  always  keep  us  so. 

EMERSON. 

LANG,  ANDREW.    The  Blue  Poetry  Book. 

Longmans.     2.00 

The  Editor  trusts  that  this  book  may  be  a  guide  into 
romance  and  fairy-land  to  many  children.  ...  By 
way  of  lending  no  aid  to  what  is  called  Education,  very 
few  notes  have  been  added.  The  child  does  not  want 
everything  to  be  explained ;  in  the  unexplained  is  great 
pleasure.  Nothing,  perhaps,  crushes  the  love  of  poetry 
more  surely  and  swiftly  than  the  use  of  poems  as  school- 
books.  —  Introduction. 

This  excellent  collection,  for  the  most  part 
British  verse,  contains  a  large  proportion  of  Scotch 
songs  and  ballads.  The  productions  of  contem- 
porary poets  are  not  included. 

LANIER,  SIDNEY.     The  Boy's  Percy. 

Scribner.     2.00 

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Old  Ballads  of  War,  Adventure,  and  Love,  from 
Bishop  Thomas  Percy's  Reliques  of  Ancient  English 
Poetry.  —  Title-page. 

But,  passing  far  beyond  the  plans  of  these  small 
antiquarian  pleasures,  Percy's  book  immediately  en- 
riched our  whole  ordinary  existence  by  making  common 
property  of  those  golden  figures  which  the  undying 
ballad-maker  had  enameled  into  the  solid  tissue  of 
English  life.  .  .  .  Each  ballad  is  given  here  exactly  as 
it  stands  in  the  original  except  that  the  spelling  has 
been  modernized  and  such  parts  cut  away  as  cleanli- 
ness required. — Introduction. 

NORTON,  C.  E.  (Editor).  Heart  of  Oak 
Books.  Volume  VI.  Masterpieces  of 
Literature.  Heath.  .55 

The  worth  of  the  masterpieces  of  any  art  increases 
with  use  and  familiarity  of  association.  They  grow 
fresher  by  custom;  and  the  love  of  them  deepens  in 
proportion  to  the  time  we  have  known  them,  and  to 
the  memories  with  which  they  have  become  invested.  — 
Preface. 

REPPLIER,  AGNES  (Editor).  A  Book  of 
Famous  Verse.  Houghton.  1.25 

In  selecting  these  few  poems  I  have  had  no  other 
motive  than  to  give  pleasure  to  the  children  who  may 
read  them;  and  I  have  tried  to  study  their  tastes,  and 
feelings,  and  desires.  —  Introduction. 

Though  issued  in  1892,  Miss  Repplier's  ex- 
cellent collection  still  holds  its  own  among  the 
very  best,  because  of  the  high  quality  and  interest 
of  the  poems  chosen.  The  little  book  is  of  a 
most  convenient  size  to  carry  about  with  one. 

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RELIGION  AND  ETHICS 

Who  is  the  happy  Warrior  ?    Who  is  he 
That  every  man  in  arms  should  wish  to  be  ? 
—  It  is  the  generous  Spirit,  who,  when  brought 
Among  the  tasks  of  real  life,  hath  wrought 
Upon  the  plan  that  pleased  his  boyish  thought: 
Whose  high  endeavors  are  an  inward  light 
That  makes  the  path  before  him  always  bright. 

WORDSWORTH 

CARRUTH,    W.    H.      Letters    to    American 
Boys. 

American  Unitarian  Association.     .80 

Uncle  William  (who  in  real  life  is  Vice  Chancel- 
lor of  the  University  of  Kansas)  has  a  series  of 
clear-headed  talks  with  the  boys  on  reading, 
sports,  manners,  various  professions,  and  politics. 
He  is  never  patronizing,  and  always  has  the  boy's 
point  of  view  in  mind. 

GILLIE,  R.  C.     The  Kinsfolk  and  Friends 
of  Jesus.  Macmillan.     2.25 

This  sequel  to  The  Story  of  Stories,  is  told  in 
simple  language.  The  illustrations,  part  of  them 
in  color,  are  from  famous  paintings. 


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SCIENCE,  OUT-OF-DOOR  BOOKS, 
AND   STORIES   OF  ANIMALS 

Science  is,  like  virtue,  its  own  exceeding  great 
reward. 

KINGSLEY. 

BAKER,  R.  S.  Boy's  Second  Book  of 
Inventions.  Doubleday.  1.60 

This  second  volume  is  like  unto  the  first  in 
giving  accounts  of  recent  marvellous  discoveries 
and  inventions,  such  as  radium,  flying  machines, 
and  the  seismograph,  used  in  the  measurement 
of  earthquakes.  It  is  fully  illustrated. 

BLANCHAN,  NELTJE  (Pseudonym  of  Mrs. 
N.  B.  (DsG.)  Doubleday).  Birds  That 
Hunt  and  Are  Hunted. 

Doubleday.     2.00 

Illustrated  with  full-page  color  plates.  Non-technical. 
Birds  grouped  according  to  size  and  color ;  no  specific 
color  key.  Rather  full  biographies.  There  are  chapters 
giving  the  characteristics  of  the  families,  the  habitats, 
and  the  seasons  of  occurrence. 

AUDUBON  SOCIETY. 

One  hundred  and  seventy  birds  of  prey,  game 
birds,  and  water-fowls,  are  described.  The  color 
plates  are  forty-eight  in  number. 

DICKERSON,  M.  C.     The  Frog  Book. 

Doubleday.     4.00 
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"The  original  manuscript  for  this  book  concerned 
Toads  and  Frogs  of  Northeastern  North  America  only. 
.  .  .  Brief  accounts  of  the  species  of  other  parts  of 
North  America  were  added  later." 

There  are  sixteen  pages  of  color  plates  and 
nearly  three  hundred  half-tones  from  photographs 
from  life  by  the  author.  The  wonderful  trans- 
formation of  the  tadpole  is  fully  described. 

GOOD,  ARTHUR.    Magical  Experiments. 

McKay.     1.25 

Some  of  the  wonders  here  described  are  in- 
tended merely  for  amusement,  others  are  of  a 
scientific  character  and  designed  to  act  as  an 
introduction  to  the  study  of  Physics.  No  ap- 
paratus is  needed  beyond  the  simple  articles, 
such  as  knives,  forks,  and  plates,  which  every 
household  possesses.  The  book  is  instructive 
and  '  entertaining  alike  to  experimenter  and 
observer. 

HEILPRIN,  ANGELO.     The  Animal  Life  of 
Our  Sea-shore.  Lippincott.     1.25 

An  authoritative  manual,  prepared  with 
special  reference  to  the  New  Jersey  coast  and  the 
Southern  shore  of  Long  Island.  It  is  fully 
illustrated. 

HOWARD,  L.  O.     The  Insect  Book. 

Doubleday.     3.00 

Dr.  Howard,  Chief  of  the  Division  of  Ento- 
mology, United  States  Department  of  Agricul- 

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ture,  and  the  foremost  authority  in  this  country, 
gives  us  full  life-histories  of  the  bees,  wasps,  ants, 
grasshoppers,  flies,  and  other  North  American 
insects  —  exclusive  of  the  butterflies,  moths,  and 
beetles.  A  separate  section  is  devoted  to  the 
subject  of  collecting  and  preserving  the  differ- 
ent specimens.  There  are  sixteen  pages  of  color 
plates,  thirty-two  pages  of  half-tones,  and  about 
three  hundred  black  and  white  text  illustrations. 


MOFFETT,  CLEVELAND.     Careers  of  Danger 
and  Daring.  Century.     1.50 

Vivid  accounts  of  the  courage  and  achievements  of 
steeple-climbers,  deep-sea  divers,  balloonists,  ocean 
and  river  pilots,  bridge- builders,  firemen,  acrobats, 
wild-beast  trainers,  locomotive  engineers,  and  the  men 
who  handle  dynamite. 

CARNEGIE  LIBRARY  OF  PITTSBURGH. 


MORLEY,  M.  W.     Grasshopper  Land. 

McClurg.     1.25 

Not  only  the  grasshoppers  but  other  family 
members  of  the  Orthoptera  are  here  described, 
including  mantes,  walking-sticks,  katydids,  and 
crickets.  There  is  a  long  and  interesting  account 
of  locusts  and  their  migrations.  The  text  illus- 
trations are  many  and  satisfactory. 

The  poetry  of  earth  is  never  dead : 
When  all  the  birds  are  faint  with  the  hot  sun, 
And  hide  in  cooling  trees,  a  voice  will  run 
From  hedge  to  hedge  about  the  new-mown  mead. 

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That  is  the  grasshopper's  —  he  takes  the  lead 
In  summer  luxury  —  he  has  never  done 
With  his  delights,  for  when  tired  out  with  fun, 
He  rests  at  ease  beneath  some  pleasant  weed. 

KEATS. 


PARSONS,  F.  T.  (S.)    (formerly  MRS.  W.  S. 
DANA).    How  to  Know  the  Wild  Flowers. 

Scribner.     2.00 

Every  flower-lover  who  has  spent  weary  hours  puz- 
zling over  a  botanical  key  in  the  efforts  to  name  un- 
known plants  will  welcome  this  satisfactory  book, 
which  stands  ready  to  lead  him  to  the  desired  knowl- 
edge by  a  royal  road.  The  book  is  well  fitted  to  the 
need  of  many  who  have  no  botanical  knowledge  and 
yet  are  interested  in  wild  flowers.  -  -  The  Nation. 

The  primary  characteristic  of  this  guide  to 
the  names,  haunts,  and  habits,  of  our  common 
wild  flowers  is  that,  in  moderate  compass,  it 
groups  and  describes  them  under  their  different 
colors.  This  arrangement  was  suggested  by  a 
passage  in  one  of  John  Burroughs's  Talks  about 
Flowers.  There  are  indices  to  the  Latin  and 
English  names  and  to  technical  terms.  The 
forty-eight  full-page  colored  and  one  hundred 
and  ten  black  and  white  illustrations  are  of  value. 


ST.  JOHN,  T.  M.    Real  Electric  Toy-Making 
for  Boys.  St.  John.     1.00 

Sufficient    directions    for   making   and   using 
many  simple  electric  toys. 

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SHALER,  N.  S.    A  First  Book  in  Geology. 

Heath.     .60 

It  is  difficult  to  see  how  this  subject  could  be 
made  more  interesting  to  beginners.  The  fully 
illustrated  volume  is  of  a  handy  size  to  be  carried 
on  geological  tramps. 


STORIES 

The  first  time  I  read  an  excellent  book,  it  is  to  me 
just  as  if  I  had  gained  a  new  friend.  When  I  read 
over  a  book  I  have  perused  before,  it  resembles  the 
meeting  with  an  old  one. 

GOLDSMITH. 

ALCOTT,  L.  M.    Little  Men.    Illustrated  by 
R.  B.  B  rch.  Little.     2.00 

This  sequel  to  Little  Women  tells  of  the 
home  school  which  Jo  and  her  husband  loved 
and  worked  for,  and  from  which  they  sent  out 
into  the  world,  as  men,  the  boys  who  had  sorely 
needed  their  loving  care. 

BARBOUR,   R.   H.      For  the  Honor  of  the 
School.  Appleton.     1.50 

A  satisfactory  account  of  modern  boarding- 
school  life.  Its  standards  are  good  and  its  tone 
healthy  and  sound.  There  are  descriptions  of  a 
cross-country  race,  a  foot-ball  game,  a  base-ball 
match,  and  interscholastic  track  athletics.  Lads, 
however,  eniov  the  writings  of  this  author  to  such 

«i     »  o 

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an  extent  that  many,  doubtless,  read  them  to  the 
exclusion  of  more  worthy  books. 

BARBOUK,  R.  H.     Four  in  Camp. 

Appleton.     1.50 

The  compiler  of  this  List  believes  that  young 
people  as  well  as  old  occasionally  wish  for  light 
literature.  This  story  of  vacation  days  spent  in 
a  summer  camp  for  boys  in  the  New  Hampshire 
woods  is  pleasantly  diverting.  Its  standards 
make  for  self-control,  courage,  honesty,  and 
good-fellowship. 

CHURCH,  A.  J.     A  Young  Macedonian  in 
the  Army  of  Alexander  the  Great. 

Putnam.     1.25 

Young  folks  of  today  will  like  to  read  of  the 
lad  who  took  part  in  the  great  struggle  between 
Macedonia  and  Persia.  Alexander's  visit  to 
Jerusalem,  recorded  by  Josephus,  is  related,  and 
mention  is  made  of  Demosthenes  and  Diogenes. 

COOPER,  J.  F.     The  Pilot. 

Houghton.     1.00 

From  the  boy's  point  of  view,  any  legitimate 
need  for  concealment  gives  an  added  charm  to  a 
narrative,  and  this  account  of  the  secret  expedi- 
tion of  John  Paul  Jones  to  the  English  coast  is 
no  exception. 

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COOPER,  J.  F.     The  Spy.   Houghton.     1.00 

Story  of  the  Revolution  and  the  "neutral  grounds" 
around  White  Plains.  The  hero,  the  spy,  is  a  cool, 
shrewd,  fearless  man,  who  is  employed  by  General 
Washington  in  service  which  involves  great  personal 
hazard. 

CARNEGIE  LIBRARY  OF  PITTSBURGH. 

COTES,   S.   J.    (D.).     The  Story  of  Sonny 
Sahib.  Appleton.     1.00 

The  experiences  of  a  little  English  boy  saved, 
when  a  baby,  by  his  ayah,  at  the  time  of  the 
Cawnpore  Massacre,  and  brought  up  at  the  court 
of  the  Maharajah  of  Lalpore.  Learning  that  the 
English  are  about  to  attack  the  city,  Sonny  seeks 
his  countrymen,  refusing  however  to  give  any 
information  in  regard  to  the  Maharajah's  de- 
fenses. In  the  camp  he  finds  his  father,  Colonel 
Starr. 


Dix,  B.  M.     Merrylips.     Macmillan.     1.50 

The  adventures  of  a  little  Cavalier  maiden 
during  the  civil  wars  that  led  to  the  establishment 
of  Cromwell.  Merrylips,  who  had  always  wished 
to  be  a  lad,  is  obliged  to  wander  in  the  disguise 
of  boy's  clothing,  and  through  her  experiences 
learns  to  prefer  to  be  herself,  Mistress  Sybil 
Venner.  In  all  her  vicissitudes  she  proves  her- 
self a  steadfast  servant  of  the  King.  While  the 
book  pictures  the  rude  times  of  war,  the  charm  of 
womanliness  is  emphasized  throughout. 

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Dix,  B.  M.     Soldier  Rigdale. 

Macmillan.     1.50 

An  account  of  Mayflower  days  and  the  found- 
ing of  the  Plymouth  colony.  Miles  Rigdale  and 
little  Dolly  lose  both  mother  and  father.  Dolly 
is  brought  up  by  Mistress  Brewster,  while  Miles 
finally  goes  to  live  with  Captain  Standish.  This 
faithful  relation  of  the  privations  our  ancestors 
endured  ends  with  the  arrival  of  the  ship  Fortune 
with  reinforcements  for  the  colony. 

EWING,  J.  H.  Jackanapes.  Daddy  Dar- 
win's Dovecot.  The  Story  of  a  Short 
Life.  With  a  sketch  of  her  life  by  her 
sister,  H.  K.  F.  Gatty.  Little.  .50 

0  JACKANAPES. 

We  love  the  golden-haired  army  baby  who  lived 
to  fight  and  die  with  glory  for  Old  England.  The 
atmosphere  of  the  tale  is  most  charming. 

DADDY  DARWIN'S  DOVECOT. 

In  the  beautiful  English  country  dwell  old 
Daddy  Darwin  and  Jack  March,  the  little  work- 
house boy.  A  delightful  anecdote  is  told  about 
the  pigeons,  of  whom  Jack  says,  "I  love  them 
tumblers  as  if  they  was  my  own." 

°THE  STORY  OF  A  SHORT  LIFE. 

The  inspiring  story  of  the  life  of  a  boy  -  -  a 
short  life  filled  with  glorious  bravery.  This  Eng- 
lish army  sketch  is  so  sad  that  it  should  be  read 
by  the  parent  before  deciding  to  give  it  to  a  child. 

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FRENCH,  ALLEN.     Heroes  of  Iceland. 

Little.     1.50 

Iceland  in  the  tenth  century  is  pictured  for  us 
in  this  adaptation  from  Sir  George  Webbe 
Dasent's  translation  of  The  Story  of  Burnt  Njal 
—  the  NjaPs  Saga.  It  was  this  century  that  saw 
the  change  of  faith  of  a  brave  heathen  people. 

But  at  the  same  time,  during  their  long  winters,  the 
Icelanders  wrote  the  tales  of  their  own  early  times, 
which  are  still  too  little  known.  This  book  contains 
the  greatest  of  them,  a  saga  or  story  which  is  to  be  com- 
pared, in  interest  and  beauty,  with  the  great  epics  of 
the  earlier  races.  —  Preface. 

FRENCH,  ALLEN.     Pelharn  and  His  Friend 
Tim.  Little.     1.50 

The  affectionate  fellowship  of  two  boys,  the 
son  of  the  owner  of  a  mill  and  the  son  of  one  of 
the  workmen.  A  mill  strike  is  the  principal 
incident  of  this  wholesome  story. 

Goss,  W.  L.     Jed.  Crowell.     .75 

The  incidents  of  the  book  are  real  ones,  drawn  in 
part  from  the  writer's  personal  experiences  and  obser- 
vations, as  a  soldier  of  the  Union,  during  that  war.  He 
is  also  indebted  to  many  comrades  for  reminiscences 
of  battle  and  prison  life.  —  Preface. 

The  simple  bravery  of  this  boy-soldier  will 
stimulate  the  latent  courage  and  patriotism  of  the 
boys  of  our  day.  They  will  like  the  scene  where 
Dick  and  Jed  join  the  army  as  drummer-boys, 

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taking  with  them  Mink,  Jed's  "awful  nice  dog," 
who  could  do  all  sorts  of  cunning  tricks. 

GREENE,  HOMER.     The  Blind  Brother. 

Crowell.     .50 

A  narrative  of  the  experiences  of  two  little 
boys  in  the  Pennsylvania  coal  mines.  The 
sketch,  which  treats  of  an  unusual  subject  and  is 
full  of  stirring  interest,  took  the  first  prize,  offered 
by  The  Youth's  Companion. 

HALE,  E.  E.    °  The  Man  Without  a  Country. 

Little.     .75 

The  story  of  Philip  Nolan  was  written  in  the  darkest 
period  of  the  Civil  War,  to  show  what  love  of  country 
is.  —  Introduction. 

.  Nolan  cursed  his  native  land  and  wished  that 
he  might  never  hear  of  her  again,  and  for  fifty 
years  his  wish  was  fulfilled. 

HAMP,  S.  F.    Dale  and  Fraser,  Sheepmen. 

Wilde.     1.50 

An  account  of  Colorado  sheep-raising  which 
will  interest  boys  greatly,  especially  as  there  is 
a  tale  of  hidden  gold  interwoven  with  that  of 
Western  life. 

HARRIS,  J.  C.     On  the  Plantation.     Illus- 
trated by  E.  W.  Kemble. 

Appleton.     1.50 

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This  description  of  a  Georgia  boy's  adventures 
during  the  Civil  War  gives  an  unexaggerated 
picture  of  plantation  life. 

NASH,  H.  A.     Polly's  Secret.     Little.     1.50 

Polly  was  a  staunch  little  Maine  girl  of  the  long- 
ago  days.  She  held  an  important  trust  sacred 
for  many  years,  proving  herself  of  sterling  worth. 

PYLE,  HOWARD.     The  Story  of  Jack  Bal- 
lister's  Fortunes.  Century.     2.00 

This  exciting  narrative  of  Colonial  days  tells 
of  the  notorious  pirate  Blackbeard  and  also  of 
the  kidnapping  and  transporting  from  England 
to  the  Southern  colonies  which  was  so  common 
during  the  first  half  of  the  eighteenth  century. 
A  thread  of  romance  runs  through  the  story. 

STEVENSON,  R.  L.    Treasure  Island.    Illus- 
trated by  Wai  Paget.        Scribner.     1.25 

Stevenson's  fascinating  tale  of  adventure  is 
already  a  classic.  Nothing  of  the  sort,  perhaps, 
since  Robinson  Crusoe,  has  so  appealed  to  both 
old  boys  and  young  ones. 

THANET,    OCTAVE     (Pseudonym    of    Alice 
French).     We  All.  Appleton.     1.50 

A  good  picture  of  boy  and  girl  life  on  an  Arkan- 
sas plantation.  An  absurd  Ku-klux  incident  and 
an  exciting  experience  with  counterfeiters  add 
to  the  volume's  interest. 

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THOMPSON,  A.  R.  Shipwrecked  in  Green- 
land. Little.  1.50 

With  photographic  illustrations  of  great  interest. 
There  is  just  enough  story  to  hold  together  the  very 
entertaining  chapters  of  adventure  —  "based  in  part 
upon  the  experiences  of  that  unfortunate  expedition 
which,  on  board  the  steamer  Miranda,  came  to  grief 
off  the  coast  of  Greenland  in  the  Summer  of  1894." 
Manners  and  customs,  flora  and  fauna,  Eskimos  and 
cameras,  icebergs  and  polar  bears,  make  this  a  capital 
book  for  boys  and  boys'  sisters.  —  The  Nation. 

TWAIN,  MARK  (Pseudonym  of  S.  L. 
CLEMENS).  The  Adventures  of  Tom 
Sawyer.  Harper.  1.75 

Most  of  the  adventures  recorded  in  this  book  really 
occurred ;  one  or  two  were  experiences  of  my  own,  the 
rest  those  of  boys  who  were  schoolmates  of  mine.  Huck 
Finn  is  drawn  from  life;  Tom  Sawyer  also,  but  not 
from  an  individual  —  he  is  a  combination  of  the  char- 
acteristics of  three  boys  whom  I  knew,  and  therefore 
belongs  to  the  composite  order  of  architecture.  The 
odd  superstitions  touched  upon  were  all  prevalent 
among  children  and  slaves  in  the  West  at  the  period 
of  this  story.  —  Preface. 

Boys  love  it,  and  broad-minded  parents  will 
put  the  volume  in  their  children's  hands  before 
they  borrow  it. 

VAILE,  C.  M.    The  Orcutt  Girls. 

Wilde.     1.50 

Two  sisters  —  ambitious  in  the  best  sense  — 
by  means  of  exertion  manage,  by  boarding  them- 
selves, to  attend  Merton  Academy  for  one  term. 


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A  good  picture  of  this  phase  of  New  England  lifi 
of  long  ago.  The  tale  is  said  to  have  a  founda- 
tion of  fact. 

WIGGIN,  K.  D.  (S.).    Polly  Oliver's  Problem. 

Houghton.     LOG 

Polly  bravely  takes  care  of  her  invalid  mother, 
and  later  when  left  alone  helps  to  support  herself 
by  her  beautiful  gift  for  story-telling.  The  book 
has  a  bright  and  helpful  influence. 

WIGGIN,  K.   D.    (S.).     Rebecca  of  Sunny- 
brook  Farm.  Houghton.     1.25 

Rebecca  is  a  quaint  and  lovable  girl  whose 
nature,  full  of  enthusiasm,  originality,  and  imagi- 
nation, charms  all  who  encounter  her.  Mrs. 
Wiggin's  delightful  sense  of  humor  pervades  the 
sketch. 

WILKINS,  M.  E.  (MRS.  M.  E.  (W.)  FREE- 
MAN).    In  Colonial  Times. 

Lothrop.     .50 

Little  five-year-old  Ann  is  made  the  bound  girl 
of  Samuel  Wales,  of  Braintree.  After  some  hard 
experiences  Ann  tries  to  run  away,  but  in  time  she 
learns  to  love  the  really  kind-hearted  people  to 
whose  care  she  has  fallen,  and  in  the  end  becomes 
the  adopted  daughter  of  Mrs.  Polly  Wales. 
The  Squire's  Sixpence  is  a  simple  school  story  of 
long-ago  days. 

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Fourteen  Years  of  Age 

*'  God  gives  thee  youth  but  once.     Keep  thou 
TJie  Childlike  heart  that  will  His  kingdom  be; 
The  soul  pure-eyed  that,  wisdom-led,  e'en  now 
His  blessed  face  shall  see." 

AMUSEMENTS  AND  HANDICRAFT 

Let  them  freely  feast,  sing  and  dance,  have  their 
puppet-plays,  hobby-horses,  tabors,  crowds,  bagpipes, 
etc.,  play  at  ball,  and  barley-breaks,  and  what  sports 
and  recreations  they  like  best. 

BURTON'S  Anatomy  of  Melancholy. 

ADAMS,  J.  H.     Harper's  Indoor  Book  for 
Boys.  Harper.     1.75 

This  volume  contains  directions  for  work 
much  of  which  is  beyond  the  capacity  of  a  boy 
of  fourteen,  but  it  is  well  for  him  to  have  some- 
thing to  which  he  can  look  forward.  Instructions 
are  given  in  wood-carving,  metal-work,  clay- 
modelling,  bookbinding,  and  other  occupations. 
The  making  of  simple  household  articles  and  the 
use  of  paints  are  taught.  There  are  many  work- 
ing diagrams. 

ADAMS,  J.  H.,  and  Others.     Harper's  Out- 
door Book  for  Boys.  Harper.     1.75 

An  excellent  handybook  which  provides  the 
necessary  information  for  making  many  worth- 

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while  articles  in  which  boys  delight,  such  as  wind- 
mills, water-wheels,  aeroplanes,  boats,  rafts, 
toboggans,  and  snow-shoes;  illustrated  with 
working  diagrams.  There  are  also  directions  for 
camping  out.  The  compiler  of  this  List  hopes 
that  the  article  on  trapping  small  animals  may 
be  passed  over,  as  the  little  creatures  so  often 
suffer  in  boyish  attempts  to  catch  them. 

BLACK,  ALEXANDER.    Photography  Indoors 
and  Out.  Houghton.     .75 

This  book  is  addressed  particularly  to  those  ama- 
teurs who,  while  they  acquire  their  chief  pleasure  from 
the  pictures  as  pictures,  nave  sufficient  respect  for  the 
study  and  a  strong  enough  purpose  toward  good  work 
to  seek  real  knowledge  of  the  elements  of  photog- 
raphy. —  Preface. 

Mr.  Black  gives  a  brief  history  of  the  develop- 
ment of  the  art,  and  much  thorough  information 
for  those  ambitious  to  learn.  The  text  is  perhaps 
somewhat  advanced  for  young  people  of  fourteen. 

BIOGRAPHY,   HISTORY,   AND 
GOVERNMENT 

Land  of  our  Birth,  we  pledge  to  thee 
Our  love  and  toil  in  the  years  to  be, 
When  we  are  grown  and  take  our  place, 
As  men  and  women  with  our  race. 

Father  in  Heaven  who  lovest  all, 
Oh  help  Thy  children  when  they  call; 
That  they  may  build  from  age  to  age, 
An  undented  heritage! 

•  ••••••• 

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Teach  us  the  strength  that  cannot  seek, 
By  deed  or  thought,  to  hurt  the  weak ; 
That,  under  Thee,  we  may  possess 
Man's  strength  to  comfort  man's  distress. 

Teach  us  Delight  in  simple  things, 
And  Mirth  that  has  no  bitter  springs; 
Forgiveness  free  of  evil  done, 
And  Love  to  all  men  'neath  the  sun ! 

Land  of  our  Birth,  our  Faith  our  Pride, 
For  whose  dear  sake  our  fathers  died ; 
O  Motherland,  we  pledge  to  thee, 
Head,  heart,  and  hand  through  the  years  to  be ! 

KIPLING. 

BARING-GOULD,  SABINE,  and  ARTHUR  GIL- 
MAN.    The  Story  of  Germany. 

Putnam.      1.50 

The  present  volume  traces  the  life  of  this  powerful 
nation  from  the  time  when  imperial  Rome  was  baffled 
by  her  valiant  Hermann  down  to  the  hour  when  France 
fell  before  her,  and  the  idea  of  Empire  .  .  .  became, 
under  William  the  First,  a  power  making  for  peace  and 
strength.  .  .  .  The  story  of  such  a  people  as  the  Ger- 
mans could  not  fail  to  possess  intense  interest  for  any- 
one; but  for  us  of  another  branch  of  the  Teutonic 
family,  it  has  the  additional  charm  that  it  is  the  history 
of  our  blood -relations. 

ARTHUR  GILMAN. 

While  not  intended  primarily  for  children,  th's 
book  will  be  both  enjoyed  and  appreciated  by 
many  boys  and  girls  of  fourteen.  The  illustra- 
tions are  taken,  to  a  great  extent,  from  old  sources. 

BOLTON,  S.   E.   (K.).      Famous  American 
Authors.  Crowell.     .75 

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The  careers  of  eighteen  well-known  men  of 
letters  are  described.  Among  the  number  are 
Emerson,  Prescott,  Hawthorne,  Higginson,  Gil- 
der, and  Clemens. 

CHAMPLIN,  J.  D.     Young  Folks'  History  of 
the  War  for  the  Union.  Holt.     2.50 

It  is,  in  short,  a  well-written  and  entertaining  history 
of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  very  fair  and  impartial  in 
tone.  —  The  Nation. 

A  mature  boy  or  girl  of  fourteen  will  find  this 
reliable  work  useful.  The  larger  part  of  the 
illustrations  are  taken  from  contemporary  draw- 
ings, and  there  are  many  maps. 

CHAPIN,  A.  A.     Masters  of  Music:    Their 
Lives  and  Works.  Dodd      1.50 

Twenty  famous  musicians  are  very  interestingly 
characterized;  among  them  Palestrina,  Mozart, 
Rossini,  Mendelssohn-Bartholdy,  and  Wagner. 

FAMOUS    ADVENTURES    AND    PRISON    ES- 
CAPES OF  THE  CIVIL  WAR. 

Century.     1.50 

The  War  Diary  of  a  Union  Woman  in  the 
South,  edited  by  G.  W.  Cable,  relates  experi- 
ences of  the  Siege  of  Vicksburg.  Among  other 
accounts  there  is  a  description  of  Mosby's  gueril- 
las, and  the  tunnel  escape  from  Libby  Prison  is 
told  by  one  of  the  Union  officers  who  got  away 
and  was  retaken. 

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FRANKLIN,  BENJAMIN.    Autobiography. 

Houghton.     .60 

Notwithstanding  its  brevity,  this  autobiog- 
raphy has  doubtless  been  a  greater  incentive  to 
ambitious  boys  than  any  other.  It  is  perhaps 
worth  noting  that  a  prominent  Japanese  merchant 
of  Boston,  when  a  boy  in  his  native  land,  after 
reading  the  book,  determined  to  seek  his  fortune 
in  Franklin's  country,  and  testifies  to  it  as  one 
of  the  chief  factors  in  his  successful  career.  This 
useful  edition  contains  a  sketch  of  the  great  man's 
life  from  the  point  where  his  own  writing  ends, 
drawn  chiefly  from  his  letters.  There  are  notes 
and  a  chronological  historical  table. 

HART,  A.  B.,  and  ELIZABETH  STEVENS 
(Editors).  The  Romance  of  the  Civil 
War.  ,  Macmillan.  .60 

This  fourth  volume  of  Source  Readers  attempts 
to  put  before  teachers  and  children  the  actualities  of 
the  Civil  War  period.  It  contains  something  of  the 
spirit  of  North  and  South  at  the  beginning  of  the  war, 
and  much  about  the  life  of  the  soldier  and  the  citizen 
while  it  was  going  on,  with  some  of  the  battle  smoke 
and  dust.  ...  In  this  book  the  fathers  are  speaking 
to  their  children.  —  Preface. 

LARCOM,  LUCY.    A  New  England  Girlhood. 

Houghton.     .60 

An  account  of  Miss  Larcom's  youth  up  to  the 
age  of  twenty-nine,  which  includes  her  experiences 
as  a  Lowell  mill-hand.  It  is  not  only  a  record  of 

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the  efforts  of  an  aspiring  young  woman,  but  a 
picture  of  one  phase  of  New  England  life. 

LOSSING,  B.   J.     The  Story  of  the  United 
States  Navy,  for  Boys.        Harper.     1.75 

This  little  work  was  prepared  at  the  suggestion  of 
Captain  S.  B.  Luce,  U.  S.  N.,  the  commander  of  the 
training-ship  Minnesota.  Desirous  of  having  it  correct 
in  every  particular,  I  submitted  the  manuscript  to  the 
Navy  Department.  It  was  returned  to  me  with  a  letter 
from  Commodore  Earl  English,  U.  S.  N.,  Chief  of  the 
Bureau  of  Equipment  and  Recruiting,  to  whom  it  was 
referred,  in  which  he  wrote:  I  am  much  pleased  with 
your  beautiful  and  instructive  Story  of  the  Navy,  and 
I  congratulate  you  on  having  performed  a  labor  which 
will  contribute  so  much  to  the  pleasure  and  instruction 
of  the  youth  of  our  country.  Such  a  bright-spirited 
work  will  refresh  the  memory  of  the  noble  deeds  of 
our  departed  naval  heroes  in  the  minds  of  the  people. 
—  Preface. 

The  illustrations  are  satisfactory. 

MYERS,  P.  V.  N.     General  History. 

Ginn.     1.50 

One  of  the  best  world  histories  for  ycung 
people. 

In  the  present  issue  the  book  contains  several  fresh 
chapters,  an  entirely  new  series  of  colored  maps,  many 
new  illustrations,  and  carefully  selected  lists  of  books 
for  further  reading  at  the  end  of  each  chapter,  together 
with  suggested  topics  for  special  study.  The  new  text 
brings  the  narration  of  events  down  to  the  Peace  of 
Portsmouth  and  the  elections  to  the  first  Russian 
Parliament,  and  aims  to  include  all  the  latest  impor- 
tant results  of  discovery  and  scholarly  research  in  the 
different  historical  fields  and  periods.  —  Preface. 

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NICOLAY,  HELEN.  The  Boys'  Life  of 
Abraham  Lincoln.  Century.  1.50 

This  biography,  condensed  from  Nicolay  and 
Hay's  Short  Life  of  Lincoln,  in  part  rewritten, 
is  the  best  of  the  many  prepared  for  young  readers. 

VAN  BERGEN,  ROBERT.  The  Story  of 
Russia.  American  Book.  .65 

The  compiler  knows  of  no  altogether  satis- 
factory history  of  this  country  for  young  people. 
The  present  volume,  prepared  for  school  use,  is 
very  informing  and  will  serve.  It  ends  with  the 
humiliation  of  a  great  people,  and  the  Treaty 
of  Peace  made  at  Portsmouth  in  1905.  There 
are  maps  and  illustrations. 

WASHINGTON,  GEORGE.  Rules  of  Conduct, 
Diary  of  Adventure,  Letters,  and  Fare- 
well Addresses.  Houghton.  .25 

Comprises  the  best  of  what  Washington  has 
left  to  us  in  written  form. 

DRAMA 

Then  to  the  well-trod  stage  anon, 
If  Jonsons  learned  Sock  be  on, 
Or  sweetest  Shakespear  fancies  childe, 
Warble  his  native  Wood-notes  wilde. 

MILTON. 

SHAKESPEARE,  WILLIAM.  Julius  Caesar. 
Edited  by  W.  J.  Rolfe. 

American  Book.     .56 
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The  Tragedie  of  Julius  Caesar  was  first  published  in 
the  Folio  of  1623.  .  .  .  The  date  at  which  the  drama 
was  written  has  been  variously  fixed  by  the  critics.  .  .  . 
Halliwell  has  shown  that  it  was  written  "in  or  before 
the  year  1601."  .  .  .  The  only  source  from  which 
Shakespeare  appears  to  have  derived  his  materials  was 
Sir  Thomas  North's  version  of  Plutarch's  Lives.  .  .  . 
Shakespeare  has  in  this  play  and  elsewhere  shown  the 
same  penetration  into  political  character  and  the 
springs  of  public  events  as  into  those  of  every-day 
life.  —  Introduction. 

The  merit  I  see  in  Mr.  Rolfe's  school  editions  of 
Shakspere's  Plays  over  those  most  widely  used  in 
England  is  that  Mr.  Rolfe  edits  the  plays  as  works  of 
a  poet,  and  not  only  as  productions  in  Tudor  English. 

F.  J.  FURNIVALL. 


SHAKESPEARE,  WILLIAM.    Macbeth.    Edited 
by  W.  J.  Rolfe.       American  Book.     .56 

Macbeth  was  first  printed  in  the  folio  of  1623.  .  .  . 
It  was  written  between  1604  and  1610.  .  .  .  Dr.  Simon 
Forman  .  .  .  saw  the  play  performed  "at  the  Globe, 
1610,  the  20th  of  April,  Saturday."  It  may  then  have 
been  a  new  play,  but  it  is  more  probable,  as  nearly  all 
the  critics  agree,  that  it  was  written  in  1605  or  1606. 
The  accession  of  James  made  Scottish  subjects  popular 
in  England,  and  the  tale  of  Macbeth  and  Banquo  would 
be  one  of  the  first  to  be  brought  forward,  as  Banquo 
was  held  to  be  an  ancestor  of  the  new  king.  Shake- 
speare drew  the  materials  for  the  plot  of  Macbeth  from 
Holinshed's  Chronicles  of  Englande,  Scotlande,  and 
Ireland.  .  .  .  The  story  of  the  drama  is  almost  wholly 
apocryphal.  The  more  authentic  history  is  thus  sum- 
marized by  Sir  Walter  Scott:  ...  As  a  king,  the 
tyrant  so  much  exclaimed  against  was,  in  reality,  a 
firm,  just,  and  equitable  prince.  —  Introduction. 

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No  one  can  examine  these  volumes  and  fail  to  be 
impressed  with  the  conscientious  accuracy  and  scholarly 
completeness  with  which  they  are  edited. 

H.  H.  FURNESS. 

SHAKESPEARE,  WILLIAM.  The  Merchant 
of  Venice.  Edited  by  W.  J.  Rolfe. 

American  Book.     .56 

The  plot  of  The  Merchant  of  Venice  is  composed  of 
two  distinct  stories:  that  of  the  bond,  and  that  of  the 
caskets.  Both  these  fables  are  found  in  the  Gesta  Ro- 
manorum,  a  Latin  compilation  of  allegorical  tales, 
which  had  been  translated  into  English  as  early  as  the 
time  of  Henry  VI.  ...  The  Merchant  of  Venice  is 
one  of  Shakespeare's  most  perfect  works:  popular  to 
an  extraordinary  degree.  .  .  .  Shylock  the  Jew  is  one 
of  the  inimitable  masterpieces  of  characterization  which 
are  to  be  found  only  in  Shakespeare.  —  Introduction. 

SHAKESPEARE.  WILLIAM.  A  Midsummer- 
Night's  Dream.  Illustrated  by  Arthur 
Rackham.  Doubleday.  5.00 

The  Midsummer-Night's  Dream  is  the  first  play 
which  exhibits  the  imagination  of  Shakespeare  in  all 
its  fervid  and  creative  power;  for  though  ...  it  may 
be  pronounced  the  offspring  of  youth  and  inexperience, 
it  will  ever  in  point  of  fancy  be  considered  as  equal  to 
any  subsequent  drama  of  the  poet. 

DRAKE. 

To  the  King's  Theatre,  where  we  saw  Midsummer's 
Night's  dream,  which  I  had  never  seen  before,  nor 
shall  ever  again,  for  it  is  the  most  insipid  ridiculous 
play  that  ever  I  saw  in  my  life. 

PEPYS'  Diary. 

Some  people  feel  sure  that  it  is  a  mistake  to 
interfere  with  the  play  of  a  child's  imagination 

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by  giving  him  illustrated  editions  of  great  works. 
This  opinion  would  be  shaken  by  seeing  these 
wonderful  pictures,  by  means  of  which  we  are 
indeed  wafted  to  dreamland.  There  are  forty 
plates  in  color,  and  other  illustrations. 


FINE  ARTS 

Then  marble,  soften'd  into  life,  grew  warm. 

POPE. 

HUKLL,  E.  M.     Greek  Sculpture. 

Houghton.     .75 

The  Riverside  Art  Series  contains  twelve  small 
volumes  on  Ancient  and  Modern  Art,  of  which 
four  only  are  included  in  this  limited  list.  The 
very  satisfactory  illustrations  are  taken  from 
photographs,  and  the  major  part  of  each  book  is 
devoted  to  interpretations  of  the  pictures.  This 
volume  contains  sixteen  examples  of  Greek 
marbles,  with  an  introduction,  which  includes 
other  information,  on  some  characteristics  of 
Greek  sculpture. 

Greek  sculpture  can  be  sympathetically  understood 
only  by  catching  something  of  the  spirit  which  produced 
it.  One  must  shake  off  the  centuries  and  regard  life 
with  the  childlike  simplicity  of  the  young  world:  one 
must  give  imagination  free  rein.  —  Introduction. 

HUBLL,  E.  M.     Michelangelo. 

Houghton.     .75 

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We  are  given  fifteen  pictures  by  this  great  man, 
and  his  portrait.  There  is  an  introduction  on 
Michelangelo's  character  as  an  artist,  an  outline 
table  of  the  principal  events  in  his  life,  and  a  list 
of  some  of  his  famous  Italian  contemporaries, 
with  other  information. 

This  is  the  rugged  face 

Of  him  who  won  a  place 

Above  all  kings  and  lords; 

Whose  various  skill  and  power 

Left  Italy  a  dower 

No  numbers  can  compute,  no  tongue  translate  in  words. 

•  ••••••••* 

So  stood  this  Angelo 

Four  hundred  years  ago; 

So  grandly  still  he  stands, 

Mid  lesser  worlds  of  art, 

Colossal  and  apart, 

Like  Memnon  breathing  songs  across  the  desert  sands. 

CHRISTOPHER  P.  CRANCH. 


HUELL,  E.  M.     Raphael.      Houghton.     .75 

This  volume  contains  a  collection  of  fifteen 
pictures  and  a  portrait  of  himself  by  the  master, 
an  introduction  on  Raphael's  character  as  an 
artist,  an  outline  table  of  the  principal  events  in 
his  life,  and  a  list  of  some  of  his  famous  contem- 
poraries, as  well  as  other  information. 

All  confessed  the  influence  of  his  sweet  and  gracious 
nature,  which  was  so  replete  with  excellence  and  so 
perfect  in  all  the  charities,  that  not  only  was  he  honored 
uy  men,  but  even  by  the  very  animals,  who  would  con- 
stantly follow  his  steps,  and  always  loved  him. 

VASARI. 
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HURLL,  E.  M.     Tuscan  Sculpture. 

Houghton.     .75 

This  book  comprises  sixteen  examples  of 
fifteenth-century  work,  with  an  introduction, 
also  containing  other  information,  on  some 
characteristics  of  Tuscan  sculpture  of  this  period. 

The  Italian  sculptors  of  the  earlier  half  of  the  fif- 
teenth century  are  more  than  mere  forerunners  of  the 
great  masters  of  its  close,  and  often  reach  perfection 
within  the  narrow  limits  which  they  chose  to  impose  on 
their  work.  Their  sculpture  shares  with  the  paintings 
of  Botticelli  and  the  churches  of  Brunelleschi  that  pro- 
found expressiveness,  that  intimate  impress  of  an  in- 
dwelling soul,  which  is  the  peculiar  fascination  of  the 
art  of  Italy  in  that  century. 

WALTER  PATER. 


GEOGRAPHY,  TRAVEL,  AND 
DESCRIPTION 

As  the  Spanish  proverb  says:  "He  who  would  bring 
home  the  wealth  of  the  Indies  must  carry  the  wealth 
of  the  Indies  with  him."  So  it  is  in  travelling:  A  man 
must  carry  knowledge  with  him  if  he  would  bring  home 
knowledge. 

DR.  JOHNSON. 

BRASSEY,  A.   (A.).     A  Voyage  in  the  Sun- 
beam. Longmans.     .75 

This  abridgment  of  the  original  book  tells  in 
pleasant  narrative  style  of  the  Sunbeam's  voyage 
around  the  world,  which  lasted  from  July  first, 
1876,  to  May  twenty-sixth,  1877. 

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FINNEMORE,  JOHN.     Italy.     Illustrated  by 
Alberto  Pisa  and  Others. 

Macmillan.     .75 

We  travel  over  the  Alps,  and  through  the  coun-( 
try  to  Naples  and  Sicily.  The  wonderful  cities 
of  this  historic  land  are  described,  and  a  brief 
account  given  of  its  many  poor  but  happy  people. 
There  are  twelve  illustrations  in  color. 

HIGGINSON,  T.  W.  (Editor).    Young  Folks' 
Book  of  American  Explorers. 

Longmans.     1.20 

It  has  always  seemed  to  me  that  the  narratives  of  the 
early  discoverers  and  explorers  of  the  American  coast 
were  as  interesting  as  Robinson  Crusoe,  and  were, 
indeed,  very  much  like  it.  This  has  led  me  to  make  a 
series  of  extracts  from  these  narratives,  selecting  what 
appeared  to  me  the  most  interesting  parts,  and  altering 
only  the  spelling.  ...  One  great  thing  which  I  have 
wished  my  readers  to  learn  is  the  charm  of  an  original 
narrative.  .  .  .  The  explorers  of  various  nations  are 
represented  in  this  book.  There  are  Northmen,  Italians, 
Englishmen,  Frenchmen,  Spaniards,  and  Dutchmen.  — 
Preface. 

These  original  accounts  cover  the  field  of 
American  exploration  from  the  discovery  of  the 
country  by  the  Northmen  in  985  to  the  settlement 
of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Colony  in  1629. 

KING,    C.    F.      Roundabout    Rambles    in 
Northern  Europe.  Lothrop.     1.25 

This  very  fully  illustrated  volume  gives  a  con- 
versational account  of  a  trip  through  Great 

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Britain,  Ireland,  Norway,  Sweden,  Denmark, 
and  Russia.  It  is  an  excellent  book  for  children 
to  use  while  travelling.  Mr.  King  has  also  pre- 
pared several  about  our  own  country. 

LUMMIS,   C.   F.     Some  Strange  Corners  of 
Our  Country.  Century.     1.50 

Mr.  Lummis  describes  the  wonders  of  the 
Southwest,  —  the  Grand  Canon,  the  Petrified 
Forest  of  Arizona,  and  the  Desert.  He  tells  of 
the  Moquis  in  their  seven  seldom  visited  Pueblo 
cities,  of  the  Navajos  and  other  Indian  tribes, 
with  their  strange  customs,  dances,  and  magic. 


HYGIENE 

Life  is  not  mere  living,  but  the  enjoyment  of  health. 

MARTIAL. 

WOOD-ALLEN,  M.  (S.).  The  Man  Wonder- 
ful, or  The  Marvels  of  Our  Bodily 
Dwelling.  Educational.  1.00 

The  author  in  this  volume  has  united  metaphor  with 
scientific  facts.  .  .  .  She  has  laid  under  contribution  the 
latest  scientific  authorities,  and  believes  that  this  book 
will  be  found  abreast  of  the  science  of  to-day,  holding 
ever  to  truth  as  it  now  presents  itself,  and  never  sacri- 
ficing facts  to  the  allegory.  —  Preface. 

Dr.  Wood-Allen  uses  the  simile  of  a  house  in 
explaining  in  a  clear  and  interesting  manner 
much  about  our  body  and  its  functions.  Part 

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Second  is  devoted  to  the  articles  we  make  use  of : 
those  which  are  beneficial,  and  especially  those 
which  are  more  or  less  harmful;  as  tea,  coffee, 
tobacco,  and  alcohol. 


MYTHOLOGY,   FOLK-LORE,  LE- 
GENDS, AND  FAIRY  TALES 

"I,  Phoebus,  sang  those  songs  that  gained   so  much 

renown, 

I,   Phoebus,   sang    them;   Homer    only  wrote  them 
down." 

BULFINCH,  THOMAS.     The  Age  of   Fable. 
Edited  by  E.  E.  Hale.       Lothrop.     1.25 

This  book  is  an  enlarged  and  revised  edition  of  a 
book  published,  with  the  same  title,  by  the  late  Thomas 
Bulfinch,  of  Boston,  in  the  year  1855.  .  .  .  What  Mr. 
Bulfinch  wanted  to  do,  and  succeeded  in  doing,  was  to 
connect  the  old  stories  with  modern  literature.  His 
book,  therefore,  not  only  interests  young  people  in  the 
classical  authors,  but  it  turns  their  attention  to  many 
of  the  best  authors  of  their  own  language  and  of  our 
time.  —  Preface. 

In  the  revision  the  list  of  poets  cited  has  been 
increased  from  forty  to  sixty-three,  and  the  por- 
tion treating  of  Northern,  Oriental,  and  Egyptian 
mythologies,  rewritten.  The  illustrations  are 
from  classical  sources. 


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POETRY,  COLLECTIONS  OF  POETRY 

AND  PROSE,  AND  STORIES 

ADAPTED  FROM  GREAT 

AUTHORS 

And,  as  imagination  bodies  forth 
The  forms  of  things  unknown,  the  poet's  pen 
Turns  them  to  shapes,  and  gives  to  airy  nothing 
A  local  habitation  and  a  name. 

SHAKSPERE. 

NORTON,  C.  E.  (Editor).  Heart  of  Oak 
Books.  Volume  VII.  Masterpieces  of 
Literature.  Heath.  .60 

The  youth  who  shall  become  acquainted  with  the 
contents  of  these  volumes  will  share  in  the  common 
stock  of  the  intellectual  life  of  the  race  to  which  he  be- 
longs ;  and  will  have  the  door  opened  to  him  of  all  the 
vast  and  noble  resources  of  that  life.  —  Preface. 

SCOTT,  WALTER.  The  Lady  of  the  Lake. 
Edited  by  W.  J.  Rolfe. 

Houghton.     .75 

The  ancient  manners,  the  habits  and  customs  of  the 
aboriginal  race  by  whom  the  Highlands  of  Scotland 
were  inhabited,  had  always  appeared  to  me  peculiarly 
adapted  to  poetry.  The  change  in  their  manners,  too, 
had  taken  place  almost  within  my  own  time,  or  at 
least  I  had  learned  many  particulars  concerning  the 
ancient  state  of  the  Highlands  from  the  old  men  of  the 
last  generation.  I  had  always  thought  the  old  Scottish 
Gael  highly  adapted  for  poetical  composition.  ...  I 
had  also  read  a  great  deal,  seen  much,  and  heard  more, 
of  that  romantic  country  where  I  was  in  the  habit  of 

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spending  some  time  even"  Autumn:  and  the  scenery 
of  Loch  Katrine  was  connected  with  the  recollection 
of  many  a  dear  friend  and  merry  expedition  of  former 
days.  This  poem,  the  action  of  which  lay  among  scenes 
so  beautiful  and  so  deeply  imprinted  on  my  recollections, 
was  a  labor  of  love,  and  it  was  no  less  so  to  recall  the 
manners  and  incidents  introduced.  The  frequent  cus- 
tom of  James  IV,  and  particularly  of  James  V,  to 
walk  through  their  kingdom  in  disguise,  afforded  me  the 
hint  of  an  incident  which  never  fails  to  be  interesting 
if  managed  with  the  slightest  address  or  dexterity.  — 
Introduction  to  the  Edition  of  1SSO. 

The  Lady  of  the  Lake  was  first  published  in 
1810.    This  edition  has  rnanv  notes  bv  Mr.  Rolfe. 


SCOTT.    WALTER.      The    Lay    of    the    Last 
Minstrel.    Edited  bv  W.  J.  Rolfe. 

• 

Houghton.     .75 

The  Poem,  now  offered  to  the  Public,  is  intended  to 
illustrate  the  customs  and  manners  which  anciently 
prevailed  on  the  Borders  of  England  and  Scotland.  .  .  . 
The  date  of  the  Tale  itself  is  about  the  middle  of  the 
sixteenth  century,  when  most  of  the  personages  actu- 
ally flourished.  The  time  occupied  by  the  action  is 
Three  Nights  and  Three  Days.  —  Original  Preface. 

The  Lay  of  the  Last  Minstrel  was  first  pub- 
lished in  1805.  This  edition  has  many  notes  by 
Mr.  Rolfe. 

SCOTT,    TV ALTER.      Marraion.      Edited    bv 

V 

TV.   J.  Rolfe.  Houghton.     .75 

The  present  story  turns  upon  the  private  adventures 
of  a  fictitious  character,  but  is  called  a  Tale  of  Flodden 
Field,  because  the  hero's  fate  is  connected  with  that 

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memorable  defeat  and  the  causes  which  led  to  it.  ... 
The  poem  opens  about  the  commencement  of  August, 
and  concludes  with  the  defeat  of  Flodden,  &th  September, 
1513.  —  Original  Preface. 

Marmion  was  first  published  in  1818.  This 
edition  has  many  notes  by  Mr.  Rolfe. 

SCUDDER,  H.  E.  (Editor).    American  Poems. 

Houghton.     1.00 

Longfellow,  Whittier,  Bryant,  Holmes,  Lowell, 
and  Emerson,  are  represented  in  this  collection 
by  poems  with  which  every  American  boy  and 
girl  should  be  familiar.  The  volume,  which  has 
biographical  sketches  and  notes  by  Mr.  Scudder, 
was  prepared  in  the  interests  of  young  people,  to 
encourage  in  them  a  taste  for  the  best  literature. 
Evangeline,  Snow-Bound,  Sella,  Grandmother's 
Story,  The  Vision  of  Sir  Launfal,  and  The  Adiron- 
dacks,  are  included  in  the  contents. 


RELIGION  AXD  ETHICS 

Hearing  thy  Master,  or  likewise  the  Preacher, 
wriggle  not  thyself,  as  seeming  unable  to  contain  thyself 
within  thy  skin.  —  Youth's  Behaviour.  1643. 

HALE,  E.  E.     How  to  Do  It.     Little.     1.00 

Brimful  of  well-balanced  advice  on  making 
life  helpful  and  pleasant  to  those  around  us 
and  to  ourselves  bv  the  avoidance  of  common 

w 

errors  and  the  encouraging  of  agreeable  virtues. 


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The  familiar  friendly  style  renders  this  book, 
which  could  so  easily  be  made  dull,  really  delight- 
ful to  young  people.  How  to  Talk,  How  to  Go 
into  Society,  How  to  Travel,  Life  in  Vacation, 
and  Habits  of  Reading,  are  some  of  the  chapter 
headings. 


SCIENCE,  OUT-OF-DOOR  BOOKS, 
AND  STORIES  OF  ANIMALS 

To  know  that  which  before  us  lies  in  daily  life  is 
the  prime  of  wisdom. 

MILTON. 

ADAMS,  J.  H.    Harper's  Electricity  Book  for 
Boys.  Harper.     1.75 

A  large  part  of  this  volume  is  somewhat  be- 
yond the  grasp  of  the  average  boy  of  fourteen, 
and  parents  should  look  it  over  carefully  before 
letting  their  children  carry  out  the  instructions, 
though  we  are  told  that  "there  need  be  no  con- 
cern whatever  as  to  possible  danger  if  the  book 
is  read  with  reasonable  intelligence.  Mr.  Adams 
has  taken  pains  to  place  danger-signals  wher- 
ever special  precautions  are  advisable,  and,  as  a 
father  of  boys  who  are  constantly  working  with 
electricity  in  his  laboratory,  he  may  be  relied 
upon  as  a  safe  and  sure  counsellor  and  guide." 

Directions  are  given  for  making,  among  other 
things,  push-buttons,  switches,  annunciators, 
dynamos,  simple  telephones,  and  line  and 

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wireless  telegraphs.  There  is  a  chapter  on  elec- 
troplating. At  the  end  of  the  volume  is  an  article 
explaining  electric  light,  heat,  power,  and  trac- 
tion, by  J.  B.  Baker,  technical  editor,  United 
States  Geological  Survey;  also  a  dictionary  of 
electrical  terms.  Many  working  diagrams  are 
included. 

BAILEY,  F.  M.  Handbook  of  Birds  of  the 
Western  United  States.  Illustrated  by 
Louis  Agassiz  Fuertes.  Houghton.  3.50 

Systematically  arranged.  Descriptions  technical 
but  simplified,  and  illustrated  with  cuts  in  the  text, 
which  explain  the  technical  terms  and  make  it  avail- 
able for  students.  It  has  no  color  key,  but  field  keys, 
fully  illustrated  in  the  text.  Biographies  popularly 
treated.  Intended  for  students  of  the  life  and  habits  of 
the  birds  of  our  Western  States.  The  only  book  of  its 
character  for  that  region. 

AUDUBON  SOCIETY. 

There  are  thirty-three  full-page  plates  by  Mr. 
Fuertes,  and  over  six  hundred  small  illustrations. 
For  the  use  of  beginners  a  brief  field  color  key 
to  genera  of  some  of  the  common  Passerine  birds 
is  given  in  an  appendix. 

BURROUGHS,  JOHN.     Wake-Robin. 

Houghton.     1.25 

This  is  mainly  a  book  about  the  birds,  or  more 
properly  an  invitation  to  the  study  of  Ornithology.  .  .  . 
I  have  reaped  my  harvest  more  in  the  woods  than  in  the 
study ;  what  I  offer,  in  fact,  is  a  careful  and  conscien- 
tious record  of  actual  observations  and  experiences,  and 

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is  true  as  it  stands  written,  every  word  of  it.  ...  A 
more  specific  title  for  the  volume  would  have  suited  me 
better,  but  not  being  able  to  satisfy  myself  in  this  direc- 
tion, I  cast  about  for  a  word  thoroughly  in  the  atmos- 
sphere  and  spirit  of  the  book,  which  I  hope  I  have  found 
in  "Wake- Robin" — the  common  name  of  the  white 
Trillium,  which  blooms  in  all  our  woods,  and  which 
marks  the  arrival  of  all  the  birds.  —  Preface. 

The  titles  of  some  of  the  different  articles  are : 
In  the  Hemlocks,  The  Adirondacks,  Spring  at 
the  Capital,  and  The  Bluebird. 

CHAPMAN,  F.  M.     Handbook  of  Birds  of 
Eastern  North  America. 

Appleton.     3.00 

Illustrated  with  full-page  plates  from  photographs, 
and  many  cuts  in  the  text.  Systematically  arranged; 
non-technical  descriptions;  both  field  and  color  keys. 
A  very  complete  book  for  general  use,  treating  all  the 
birds  of  the  section  named,  with  some  account  of  habits, 
etc.  It  has  introductory  chapters  on  Ornithology, 
Methods  of  Study,  List  of  Dates  of  Spring  and  Fall 
migration,  and  a  color  chart  to  help  in  identification. 

AUDUBON  SOCIETY. 

DITMARS,  R.  L.     The  Reptile  Book. 

Doubleday.     4.00 

Mr.  Ditmars,  Curator  of  Reptiles  in  the  New 
York  Zoological  Park,  gives  us  a  comprehensive 
treatise  on  the  structure  and  habits  of  the  turtles, 
tortoises,  crocodilians,  lizards,  and  snakes,  of  the 
United  States  and  Northern  Mexico.  There  are 
eight  pages  of  plates  in  color  and  one  hundred  and 

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twenty-eight  in  black  and  white,  from  photographs 
from  life,  taken  (with  six  exceptions)  by  the 
Author. 

In  the  present  work  the  writer  has  sought  to  compile 
a  popular  review  of  a  great  fauna  —  the  Reptiles  of 
North  America.  He  has  excluded  technical  phraseology 
and  tried  to  produce  two  results:  1.  A  popular  book, 
that  may  be  comprehended  by  the  beginner  and,  2.  A 
book  valuable  in  its  details  to  the  technical  worker.  — 
Preface. 

GIBSON,  W.  H.     Sharp  Eyes. 

Harper.     2.50 

This  rambler's  calendar  of  fifty-two  weeks 
among  insects,  birds,  and  flowers,  is  made  attrac- 
tive to  young  children  by  the  unusual  quality  of 
the  many  illustrations. 

GREENE,    HOMER.      Coal    and    the    Coal 
Mines.  Hough  ton.     .75 

It  has  been  the  ami  of  the  author  to  give  reliable 
information  free  from  minute  details  and  technicalities. 
That  information  has  been,  for  the  most  part,  gathered 
through  personal  experience  in  the  mines.  — Preface. 

The  composition  and  formation  of  coal,  its 
discovery  and  introduction,  are  dealt  with,  and 
a  description  of  the  mine  and  its  dangers,  and  the 
life  of  the  workers  therein,  is  given  in  this  thor- 
oughly satisfactory  little  volume. 

HARRINGTON,  M.  W.    About  the  Weather. 

Appleton.     .65 

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Treated  from  a  broad  scientific  standpoint, 
much  interesting  information  is  conveyed  about 
the  laws  which,  discovered  comparatively  re- 
cently, have  proved  of  vital  importance  and 
utility  to  mankind.  The  humidity  and  pressure 
of  the  air,  the  velocity  of  the  wind,  rain  and  snow, 
sleet  and  hail-storms,  tornadoes  and  cyclones, 
are  among  the  many  topics  discussed. 

HOLLAND,  W.  J.    The  Moth  Book. 

Doubleday.     4.00 

An  intelligent  boy  or  girl  of  fourteen,  with  a 
real  interest  in  the  subject,  will  enjoy  this  fine 
work  on  the  moths  of  North  America  north  of 
Mexico,  though  it  is  written  more  from  the  stand- 
point of  the  student  than  are  most  of  the  series 
to  which  it  belongs.  There  are  fifteen  hundred 
figures  in  the  forty-eight  colored  plates,  and  three 
hundred  black  and  white  text  figures,  illustrat- 
ing a  majority  of  the  larger  species. 

JORDAN,    D.   S.,   and    B.    W.    EVERMANN. 
American  Food  and  Game  Fishes. 

Doubleday.     4.00 

These  two  distinguished  scientists  have  given 
in  this  treatise  on  ichthyology  a  popular  account 
of  the  species  found  in  America  north  of  the 
Equator,  with  keys  for  ready  identification,  life- 
histories,  and  methods  of  capture.  There  are 
ten  lithographed  plates  in  color,  and  sixty-four 

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in  black  and  white  from  photographs  from  life 
taken  by  Mr.  Dugmore,  these  being  the  first 
really  successful  photographs  of  live  fish  ever 
secured. 

KEELER,  H.  L.    Our  Native  Trees,  and  How 
to  Identify  Them.  Scribner.     2.00 

t/ 

A  guide  to  the  identification  of  the  trees  of  the  United 
States,  with  three  hundred  and  forty  illustrations,  more 
than  half  of  them  from  photographs.  The  book  is  the 
work  of  one  who  is  a  tree-lover  as  well  as  a  botanist, 
and  besides  being  scientifically  accurate  the  book  has 
a  distinct  literary  flavor.  Invaluable  as  an  aid  to  first- 
hand acquaintance  with  the  trees.  —  Prentice  and 
Power. 

The  volume  is  not  too  large  to  be  easily  carried 
while  walking. 

LUCAS,  F.  A.     Animals  of  the  Past.     Illus- 
trated by  C.  R.  Knight  and  Others. 

Doubleday.     2.00 

The  object  of  this  book  is  to  tell  some  of  the  interest- 
ing facts  concerning  a  few  of  the  better  known  or  more 
remarkable  of  these  extinct  inhabitants  of  the  ancient 
world.  — Introduction. 

"Mr.  Knight  ...  is  the  one  modern  artist  who 
can  picture  prehistoric  animals  with  artistic  charm  of 
presentation  as  well  as  with  full  scientific  accuracy." 

While  Mr.  Lucas  did  not,  in  this  instance, 
write  for  children,  they  greatly  enjoy  his  descrip- 
tions, and  are  captivated  by  Mr.  Knight's  pictures 
of  the  strange  creatures.  There  is  a  very  interest- 
ing chapter  on  The  Ancestry  of  the  Horse. 


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"Said  the  little  Eohippus 
I  am  going  to  be  a  horse 
And  on  my  middle  finger-nails 
To  run  my  earthly  course." 

NEWCOMB,  SIMON.     Astronomy  for  Every- 
body. Doubleday.     2.00 

When  a  work,  by  an  authority  as  eminent  as 
Professor  Newcomb,  is  interesting  to  young 
people,  and  is  to  a  sufficient  degree  within  their 
comprehension,  it  should  certainly  be  put  into 
their  hands,  even  if,  as  in  the  present  case,  it  was 
not  specially  prepared  for  them. 

PARSONS,  F.  T.  (S.)   (formerly  MRS.  W.  S. 
DANA).    How  to  Know  the  Ferns. 

Scribner.     1.50 

This  companion  to  How  to  Know  the  Wild 
Flowers  gives  in  convenient  form  a  great  deal 
of  pleasantly  told  information  as  to  the  names, 
haunts,  and  habits,  of  our  common  ferns.  They 
are  arranged  in  six  groups,  the  classification  be- 
ing based  on  the  frond  differences.  In  almost  all 
cases  the  nomenclature  of  Gray's  Manual  has 
been  followed,  and  in  parentheses,  that  used  in 
the  Illustrated  Flora  of  Britton  and  Brown  is 
given.  Indices  to  the  Latin  and  English  names 
and  to  technical  terms  are  included.  The  many 
illustrations  are  helpful. 

ROGERS,  J.  E.    The  Shell  Book. 

Doubleday.     4.00 

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Every  person  interested  in  shells  has  felt  the  need 
of  a  manual  of  the  shell-bearing  animals  of  sea  and 
land,  comparable  to  the  comprehensive  manuals  pro- 
vided for  those  who  wish  to  study  birds  or  insects  or 
trees.  .  .  .  The  plan  and  nomenclature  of  this  book 
follow  the  accepted  standard,  The  Manual  of  Con- 
chology,  by  Tryon  and  Pilsbry.  —  Preface. 

Miss  Rogers  has  made  an  extensjve  study  of 
conchology  on  the  east  and  west  coasts  of  North 
America.  The  result  is  this  popular  guide  to  a 
knowledge  of  the  families  of  living  mollusks, 
which  is  also  an  aid  to  the  identification  of  shells 
native  and  foreign.  There  is  a  chapter  on  the 
maintenance  of  aquariums  and  snaileries.  Eight 
of  the  plates  are  in  color,  and  ninety-six  in  black 
and  white  for  the  most  part  from  photographs  by 
A.  R.  Dugmore. 

ROGERS,  J.  E.     The  Tree  Book. 

Doubleday.     4.00 

Most  of  this  volume  is  devoted  to  teaching  us 
in  an  interesting  manner  how  to  know  the  trees 
of  North  America.  There  are,  in  addition,  articles 
on  Forestry,  The  Uses  of  Wood,  and  The  Life 
of  the  Trees.  Sixteen  of  the  plates  are  in  color 
and  one  hundred  and  sixty  in  black  and  white 
from  photographs  by  Mr,  Dugmore. 

ST.  JOHN,  T.  M.    Wireless  Telegraphy. 

St.  John.     1.00 

Theoretical  and  practical  information,  together  with 
complete  directions  for  performing  numerous  experi- 
ments on  wireless  telegraphy  with  simple  home-made 
apparatus.  -  -  Tide-page. 

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SHARP,  D.  L.  A  Watcher  in  the  Woods. 
Illustrated  by  Bruce  Horsfall. 

Century.     .84 

These  talks  about  our  small  animal  neighbors 
are  full  of  descriptive  interest,  and  the  accom- 
panying black  and  white  illustrations  are  beautiful. 

Mr.  Burroughs  says:  Of  all  the  nature  books 
of  recent  years,  I  look  upon  Mr.  Sharp's  as  the 
best. 

VOOGT,  GOSEWINUS  BE.  Our  Domestic 
Animals.  Translated  by  Katharine  P. 
Wormeley.  Ginn.  3.50 

While  this  large  volume  gives  much  information 
in  regard  to  the  habits,  intelligence,  and  useful- 
ness, of  those  animals  which  have  helped  man's 
civilization  forward,  the  text  is  not  nearly  as 
interesting  as  it  might  have  been  made.  The 
many  illustrations,  however,  are  very  satisfactory. 


STORIES 

Dreams,  books,  are  each  a  world ;  and  books,  we  know, 
Are  a  substantial  world,  both  pure  and  good: 
Round  these,  with  tendrils  strong  as  flesh  and  blood, 
Our  pastime  and  our  happiness  will  grow. 

WORDSWOBTH. 

BULLEN,  F.  T.    The  Cruise  of  the  Cachalot. 

Appleton.     1.50 

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I've  never  read  anything  that  equals  it  in  its  deep- 
sea  wonder  and  mystery ;  nor  do  I  think  that  any  book 
before  has  so  completely  covered  the  whole  business  of 
whale-fishing,  and  at  the  same  time  given  such  real 
and  new  sea  pictures. 

RUDYARD  KIPLING. 

In  the  following  pages  an  attempt  has  been  made  — 
it  is  believed  for  the  first  time  —  to  give  an  account  of 
the  cruise  of  a  South  Sea  whaler  from  the  seaman's 
standpoint.  —  Preface. 

A  strong  nor' wester 's  blowing,  Bill ! 
Hark !  don't  ye  hear  it  roar  now  ? 
Lord  help  'em,  how  I  pities  them 
Unhappy  folks  on  shore  now ! 

WILLIAM  PITT. 

CHARLES,    E.     (R.).       Chronicles    of    the 
Schonberg-Cotta  Family.          Burt.     .75 

This  diary  of  Reformation  days  is  fictitious, 
but  it  serves  to  bring  most  vividly  before  us 
Luther  and  the  men  of  his  time. 


GARLAND,  HAMLIN.    The  Long  Trail. 

Harper.     1.25 

Develops  from  a  conventional  and  unpromising 
opening  into  a  vivid  realistic  story  of  an  ambitious 
youth's  perilous  journey  to  the  Klondike.  Author 
writes  from  personal  experience  of  the  overland  route,- 
and  principal  characters  reveal  qualities  of  unselfish- 
ness, perseverance,  and  pluck. 

NEW  YORK  STATE  LIBRARY. 

GASKELL,   E.    C.    (S.).     Cranford.     Illus- 
trated by  Hugh  Thomson. 

Macmillan.     1.50 

15  225 


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Mrs.  Gaskell's  masterpiece,  which  Lord  Hough- 
ton  described  as  "the  finest  piece  of  humoristic 
description  that  has  been  added  to  British  liter- 
ature since  Charles  Lamb." 

Calm  and  composure  breathe  from  every  page 
of  this  picture  of  life  in  a  small  English  town  dur- 
ing the  first  half  of  the  nineteenth  century.  Have 
we  not  all  in  imagination  visited  Miss  Jenkyns 
and  Miss  Matty,  played  preference  at  Miss  Betty 
Barker's,  and  helped  the  Honorable  Mrs.  Jamie- 
son  into  her  sedan  chair  ?  Many  girls  of  fourteen 
are  quite  able  to  appreciate  the  book's  charm. 


IRVING,    WASHINGTON.      The    Alhambra. 
Illustrated  by  Joseph  Pennell. 

Macmillan.     1.50 

It  will  be  strange  indeed  if  these  fascinating 
and  romantic  tales  fail  to  stir  the  imagination  of 
any  young  person  who  reads  them  and  to  arouse 
in  him  the  laudable  ambition  of  some  day  seeing 
for  himself  the  three  palaces,  the  mosque,  the 
chapel,  and  the  halls,  of  the  marvellous  Alhambra. 

The  work  was  the  amusement  of  his  leisure  moments, 
filling  the  interval  between  the  completion  of  one  seri- 
ous, and  now  all  but  unknown,  history  and  the  beginning 
of  the  next.  .  .  .And  thus  his  name  has  become  so 
closely  associated  with  the  place  that,  just  as  Diedrich 
Knickerbocker  will  be  remembered  while  New  York 
stands,  so  Washington  Irving  cannot  be  forgotten  so 
long  as  the  Red  Palace  looks  down  upon  the  Vega  and 
the  tradition  of  the  Moor  lingers  in  Granada. 

E.  R.  PENNELL. 

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IRVING,   WASHINGTON.     Bracebridge  Hall. 
Illustrated  by  Randolph  Caldecott. 

Macmillan.     1.50 

;<The  reader,  if  he  has  perused  the  volume  of  the 
Sketch  Book,  will  probably  recollect  something  of  the 
Bracebridge  family,  with  which  I  once  passed  a  Christ- 
mas. I  am  now  on  another  visit  at  the  Hall,  having 
been  invited  to  a  wedding  which  is  shortly  to  take 
place.  .  .  .  The  family  mansion  is  an  old  manor- 
house,  standing  in  a  retired  and  beautiful  part  of 
Yorkshire.  Its  inhabitants  have  been  always  regarded 
through  the  surrounding  country  as  'the  great  ones  of 
the  earth,'  and  the  little  village  near  the  hall  looks  up 
to  the  squire  with  almost  feudal  homage.  .  .  .  While 
sojourning  in  this  stronghold  of  old  fashions,  it  is  my 
intention  to  make  occasional  sketches  of  the  scenes  and 
characters  before  me." 

The  success  of  Old  Christmas  has  suggested  the 
republication  of  its  sequel  Bracebridge  Hall,  illustrated 
by  the  same  able  pencil,  but  condensed  so  as  to  bring 
it  within  reasonable  size  and  price.  —  Preface. 

IRVING,    WASHINGTON.      Old     Christmas. 
Illustrated  by  Randolph  Caldecott. 

Macmillan.     1.50 

No  one  could  be  better  fitted  to  depict  the  old 
customs  of  an  English  Christmas  than  Mr.  Calde- 
cott, and  his  pictures  are  a  perfect  accompani- 
ment .to  this  portion  of  Washington  Irving 's 
Sketch  Book. 

A  man  might  then  behold 
At  Christmas,  in  each  hall 
Good  fires  to  curb  the  cold, 
And  meat  for  great  and  small. 

22T" 


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The  neighbors  were  friendly  bidden, 
And  all  had  welcome  true, 
The  poor  from  the  gates  were  not  chidden, 
When  this  old  cap  was  new. 

Old  Song. 

IRVING,  WASHINGTON.  Rip  Van  Winkle, 
and  The  Legend  of  Sleepy  Hollow. 
Illustrated  by  G.  H.  Boughton. 

Macmillan.     1.50 

Irving 's  two  most  popular  sketches,  in  which 
young  people  delight. 

The  spirits  of  this  region  must  have  met  Washington 
Irving  more  than  half  way,  and  the  rest  was  like  play 
to  him.  How  real  and  living  are  all  the  people  of  his 
fancy !  Of  all  the  author's  work  —  serious  and  humor- 
ous  .  .  .  Rip  Van  Winkle  took  the  most  immediate 
and  lasting  grip  of  his  public. 

G.  H.  BOUGHTON. 

IRVING,  WASHINGTON.  Rip  Van  Winkle. 
Illustrated  by  Arthur  Rackham. 

Doubleday.     5.00 

Five  dollars  seems  to  most  of  us  a  large  sum 
to  pay  for  a  child's  book,  but  after  seeing  Mr. 
Rackham 's  remarkable  work  I  think  we  shall 
all  agree  that  there  can  be  no  better  way  of  spend- 
ing our  book-money  than  in  purchasing  this  fine 
edition  of  the  famous  tale,  with  its  fifty  full-page 
pictures  in  color. 

KING,  CHARLES.     Cadet  Days. 

Harper.    1.25 

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Boys,  especially  those  with  military  tendencies, 
will  enjoy  Captain  King's  description  of  life  at 
West  Point. 


KINGSLEY,  CHARLES.    Westward  Ho  !    Illus- 
trated by  C.  E.  Brock. 

Macmillan.     1.50 

A  glorious  tale  of  the  voyages  and  adventures 
of  Sir  Amyas  Leigh,  a  Devon  knight  of  Eliza- 
bethan days. 

Oh,  where  be  these  gay  Spaniards, 
Which  make  so  great  a  boast  O  ? 
Oh,  they  shall  eat  the  grey-goose  feather, 
And  we  shall  eat  the  roast  O  ! 

Cornish  Song. 

SCOTT,  WALTER.     Ivanhoe. 

Macmillan.     1.25 

Scott's  masterpiece  contains,  within  the  com- 
pass of  a  single  volume,  sufficient  material  for 
five  or  six  books  of  romance.  Incident  follows 
upon  incident,  and  holds  the  reader,  young  or 
old,  with  entranced  attention.  The  period  is 
that  of  King  Richard  I. 

SCOTT,  WALTER.     Kenilworth. 

Macmillan.     1.25 

The  tragic  Elizabethan  story  of  Leicester  and 
Amy  Robsart.  It  is  not  beyond  the  comprehen- 
sion of  most  young  people  of  fourteen. 

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SCOTT,  WALTER.    The  Talisman. 

Macmillan.     1.25 

The  scene  of  The  Talisman  is  in  Palestine  with  Rich- 
ard  Coeur  de  Lion  and  his  allies  of  the  Third  Crusade. 
From  the  contest  on  the  desert  between  the  Saracen 
cavalier  and  the  Knight  of  the  Sleeping  Leopard  to  the 
final  Battle  of  the  Standard  it  is  full  of  interest. 

CARNEGIE  LIBRARY  OF  PITTSBURGH. 

STEVENSON,  R.  L.     Kidnapped. 

Scribner.     1.50 

Being  Memoirs  of  the  Adventures  of  David  Balfour 
in  the  Year  1751:  How  he  was  Kidnapped  and  Cast 
away;  his  Sufferings  in  a  Desert  Isle;  his  Journey  in 
the  Wild  Highlands;  his  acquaintance  with  Alan 
Breck  Stewart  and  other  notorious  Highland  Jaco- 
bites; with  all  that  he  Suffered  at  the  hands  of  his 
Uncle,  Ebenezer  Balfour  of  Shaws,  falsely  so-called.  - 
Title-page. 

VAILE,  C.  M.     Sue  Orcutt.       Wilde.     1.50 

In  this  sequel  to  The  Orcutt  Girls  Sue  con- 
tinues her  education,  doing  a  little  literary  work 
meanwhile.  Instead  of  writing,  however,  as  she 
had  planned,  her  happy  marriage  opens  the  way 
for  home  occupations.  The  thread  of  pleasant 
romance  will,  of  course,  add  to  the  book's  attrac- 
tion for  girl  readers. 

WALLACE,  DILLON.    Ungava  Bob. 

Revell.     1.50 

The  thrilling  adventures  of  a  young  trapper  in 
the  Labrador  and  Ungava  regions.  Incidentally 

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much  information  is  given  in  an  interesting  way. 
Mr.  Wallace  is  well  qualified  from  personal  ex- 
perience to  write  of  this  Northern  country. 

WIGGIN,  K.  D.  (S.).    °  The  Birds'  Christmas 
Carol.  Houghton.     .50 

It  is  only  partially  true  to  call  this  story  a  sad 
one,  for  it  is  filled  from  cover  to  cover  with  the 
Christ-like  spirit  of  love  and  helpfulness.  It 
tells  of  little  Carol  Bird,  a  patient  crippled  child, 
who  brought  sunshine  to  all  those  about  her, 
and  who  touches  every  heart.  The  account  of  the 
Christmas  dinner  which  Carol  herself  gave  for 
the  nine  little  Ruggles  children  is  very  amusing. 
After  the  happy  day,  while  Christmas  hymns 
were  sounding,  the  dear  little  girl  slipped  away 
to  her  "ain  countree." 

YONGE,  C.  M.     The  Dove  in  the  Eagle's 
Nest.  Macmillan.     1.25 

Life  in  the  rude  days  of  the  Emperor  Maxi- 
milian I,  with  scenes  in  burgh  and  castle.  Under 
a  woman's  influence,  Schloss  Adlerstein  is  changed 
from  a  robber  stronghold  to  an  abode  of  peace. 


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Author  and  Title  Index 

How  index-learning  turns  no  student  pale, 
Yet  holds  the  eel  of  science  by  the  tail. 

POPE. 

A  B  C  of  Electricity,  The.     Meadowcroft.     159. 

Aanrud.     Lisbeth  Longfrock.    70. 

Abbott.    A  Boy  on  a  Farm.    47. 

About  the  Weather.     Harrington.    219. 

Adams.    Harper's  Electricity  Book  for  Boys.    216. 

Harper's  Indoor  Book  for  Boys.     198. 
Adams   and    Others.      Harper's    Outdoor    Book    for 

Boys.     198. 
Adelborg.     Clean  Peter  and  the  Children  of  Grub- 

bylea.     34. 
Adventure  in  Thule,  An.     Black,  William.     See  The 

Four  MacNicols. 

Adventures  of  a  Brownie,  The.     Mulock.     66. 
Adventures  of  Odysseus,  The.     Marvin,  Mayor,  and 

Stawell.     126. 

Adventures  of  Reynard  the  Fox,  The.    60. 
Adventures  of  Tom  Sawyer,  The.     Twain.     196. 
Adventures  of  Two  Dutch  Dolls  and  a  Golliwogg,  The. 

Upton.    38. 

Adventures  of  Ulysses,  The.     Lamb.     152. 
^Eneid  for  Boys  and  Girls,  The.     Church.     125. 
;Esop.     The  Fables  of  /Esop.     61. 
Age  of  Fable,  The.     Bulfinch.     212. 
Aiken  and  Barbauld.    Eyes  and  No  Eyes,  and  Other 

Stories.    69. 
Aladdin.    Crane.    42. 

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AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Alcott.    Little  Men.     189. 

Little  Women.     161. 

Under  the  Lilacs.    109. 
Alden.    The  Moral  Pirates.      138. 
Aldrich.    The  Story  of  a  Bad  Boy.     161. 
Alhambra,  The.    Irving.    226. 
Ali  Baba  and  the  Forty  Thieves.     Crane.    42. 
Alice  in  Wonderland.     Carroll.     62. 
Alice's  Adventures  in  Wonderland.     Carroll.    62. 
Allen,  M.  (S.)  Wood-.    See  Wood-Allen. 
American  Animals.    Stone,  Witmer,  and  Cram.     160. 
American  Food  and  Game  Fishes.    Jordan  and  Ever- 

mann.    220. 

American  Indians.     Starr.     181. 
American  Poems.     Scudder.    215. 
Andersen.    Fairy  Tales  from  Hans  Christian  Ander- 
sen.    98. 

Stories.     77. 
Andrews.     Each  and  All.     50. 

The  Seven  Little  Sisters  Who  Live  on  the  Round 
Ball  That  Floats  in  the  Air.     41. 

The  Stories  Mother  Nature  Told  Her  Children.    56. 

Ten  Boys  Who  Lived  on  the  Road  from  Long  Ago 

to  Now.    74. 

Animal  Life  of  Our  Sea-shore,  The.     Heilprin.     186. 
Animals  at  the  Fair,  The.     Blaisdell.     54. 
Animals  of  the  Past.     Lu<ms,  F.  A.    221. 
Anne's  Terrible  Good  Nature,  and  Other  Stories  for 

Children.     Lucas,  E.  V.     136. 
Another  Book  of  Verses  for  Children.    Lucas,  E.  V. 

67. 
Arabella  and  Araminta  Stories,  The.    Smith,  Gertrude. 

81. 

Arkansaw  Bear,  The.    Paine.    83. 
Arnold.    Stories  of  Ancient  Peoples.     142. 
Asbjornsen.     Fairy  Tales  from  the  Far  North.    77. 

234 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Astronomy  for  Everybody.     Newcomb.    222. 
Autobiography.     Franklin.     202. 
Ayrton.    Child-Life  in  Japan.    76. 
Aztec  Treasure  House,  The.    Janvier.     165. 

Baby  Bunting.    Caldecott.    See  his  Hey  Diddle  Diddle. 

Baby's  Opera,  The.     Crane.     26. 

Baby's  Own  Alphabet,  The.     Crane.    28. 

Bailey.     Handbook  of  Birds  of  the  Western  United 

States.    217. 
Baker.    The  Boy's  Book  of  Inventions.     156. 

Boy's  Second  Book  of  Inventions.     185. 
Baldwin.    The  Story  of  Roland.     124. 

The  Story  of  Siegfried.     124. 

A  Story  of  the  Golden  Age.     99. 
Ball.     Starland.     129. 

Bamford.     Up  and  Down  the  Brooks.     157. 
Bannerman.    The  Story  of  Little  Black  Sambo.     23. 
Barbauld.     See  Aiken  and  Barbauld. 
Barbour.     For  the  Honor  of  the  School.     189. 

Four  in  Camp.     190. 
Baring-Gould  and  Gilman.    The  Story  of  Germany. 

200. 

Barnes.  The  Hero  of  Erie.  142. 
Baylor.  Juan  and  Juanita.  109. 
Beale.  Stories  from  the  Old  Testament  for  Children. 

55. 

Beautiful  Joe.     Saunders.     88. 
Beauty  and  the  Beast.     Crane.     43. 
Bee  People,  The.     Morley.     87. 
Belger.     See  Baylor. 
Ben  Comee.     Canavan.     162. 
Bennett.     Master  Skylark.     162. 
Benton.    A  Little  Cook-Book  for  a  Little  Girl.    92. 

Saturday  Mornings.     92. 
Betty  Leicester.    Jewett,  S.  O.     136. 

235 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Bible  for  Young  People,  The.    47. 

Bimbi.     Ouida.     91. 

Biographical  Stories.  Hawthorne.  See  his  Grandfather's 

Chair. 

Bird  Book,  The.     Eckstorm.     158. 
Bird-Life.     Chapman,  F.  M.     157. 
Bird  Neighbors.     Blanchan.     130. 
Birds'  Christmas  Carol,  The.     Wiggin.    231. 
Birds  That  Hunt  and  are  Hunted.     Blanchan.     185. 
Black,  Alexander.    Photography  Indoors  and  Out.    199. 
Black  Beauty.     Sewell.     88. 

Black,  William.    The  Four  MacNicols,  and  An  Ad- 
venture in  Thule.     133. 
Blaisdell.    The  Animals  at  the  Fair.     54. 
Blanchan.     Bird  Neighbors.     130. 

Birds  That  Hunt  and  are  Hunted.     185. 
Nature's  Garden.     130. 
Blind  Brother,  The.     Greene.     194. 
Blue  Fairy  Book,  The.     Lang,  Andrew.    65. 
Blue  Poetry  Book,  The.     Lang,  Andrew.     182. 
Bolton.     Famous  American  Authors.     200. 

Lives  of  Girls  Who  Became  Famous.     172. 
Bond.     The  Scientific  American  Boy.     141. 
Book  of  Cheerful  Cats  and  Other  Animated  Animals,  A. 

Francis.     28. 

Book  of  Famous  Verse,  A.     Repplier.     183. 
Book  of  Legends,  The.     Scudder.     53. 
Book  of  Nature  Myths,  The.     Holbrook.    51. 
Book  of  Nursery  Rhymes,  A.     Welsh.     30. 
Book  of  Saints  and  Friendly  Beasts,  The.    Brown. 

61. 

Book  of  the  Ocean,  The.    Ingersoll.     159. 
Book  of  Verses  for  Children,  A.     Lucas,  E.  V.    85. 
Boots  and  Saddles.     Custer.     143. 
Boston  Town.     Scudder.     145. 
Boutet  de  Monvel.    Joan  of  Arc.    59. 

236 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Boy  Craftsman,  The.     Hall.    93. 

Boy  Emigrants,  The.     Brooks,  Noah.     162. 

Boy  Life  of  Napoleon,  The.     Foa.     144. 

Boy  on  a  Farm,  A.     Abbott.     47. 

Boyesen.     The  Modern  Vikings.     109. 

Boys'  and  Girls'  Plutarch,  The.     White,  J.  S.     176. 

Boy's    Book   of   Explorations,    The.     Jenks,    Tudor. 

179. 

Boy's  Book  of  Inventions,  The.     Baker.     155. 
Boy's  Froissart,  The.     Lanier.     174. 
Boys'  Life  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  The.     Nicolay.     204. 
Boys  of  Other  Countries.     Taylor,  Bayard.     98. 
Boys  of  '76,  The.     Coffin.     117. 
Boy's  Percy,  The.     Lanier.     182. 
Boy's  Second  Book  of  Inventions.     Baker.     185. 
Bracebridge  Hall.     Irving.      227. 
Brassey.    A  Voyage  in  the  Sunbeam.     209. 
Brooke.     The  Golden  Goose  Book.     33. 
Brooks,  E.  S.    The  Century  Book  for  Young  Americans. 
114. 

The  Century  Book  of  Famous  Americans.     115. 

The  True  Story  of  Benjamin  Franklin.     115. 

The  True  Story  of  Christopher  Columbus.    93. 

The  True  Story  of  George  Washington.    94, 

The  True  Story  of  Lafayette.     116. 
Brooks,  Noah.    The  Boy  Emigrants.     162. 

The  Story  of  Marco  Polo.     148. 
Brown.    The  Book  of  Saints  and  Friendly  Beasts.    61. 

In  the  Days  of  Giants.    61. 
Browne.    Granny's  Wonderful  Chair  and  Its  Tales  of 

Fairy  Times.    51. 

Brownies:  Their  Book,  The.    Cox.    45. 
Buccaneers   and    Pirates   of   Our  Coasts.    Stockton. 

147. 

Building  the  Nation.     Coffin.     143. 
Bulfincb.    The  Age  of  Fable. 

237 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Bull.    Fridtjof  Nansen.     149. 
Bullen.    The  Cruise  of  the  Cachalot.    224. 
Bunyan.    The  Pilgrim's  Progress.    68. 
Burgess.    Goops  and  How  To  Be  Them.    35. 

More  Goops  and  How  Not  To  Be  Them.    35. 
Burnett.     Little  Lord  Fauntleroy.     89. 
Burroughs.     Squirrels  and  Other  Fur-Bearers.     131. 

Wake-Robin.     217. 
Butterfly  Book,  The.     Holland.     158. 

Cadet  Days.     King,  Charles.    228. 
Caldecott.     The  Farmer's  Boy.     23. 

A  Frog  He  Would  a-Wooing  Go.    24. 

Hey  Diddle  Diddle,  and  Baby  Bunting.    25. 

The  House  that  Jack  Built.    25. 

The  Milkmaid.     25. 

The  Queen  of  Hearts.     25. 

Ride  a-Cock  Horse  to  Banbury  Cross,  and  A  Fanner 
Went  Trotting  upon  His  Grey  Mare.    26. 

Sing  a  Song  for  Sixpence.    26. 
Camps  and  Firesides  of  the  Revolution.     Hart  and 

Hill,  Mabel.     145. 
Canavan.    Ben  Comee.     162. 

Canfield,  and  Others.     What  Shall  We  Do  Now  ?    73. 
Captains  Courageous.     Kipling.     166. 
Captains  of  Industry.     Parton.     174. 
Careers  of  Danger  and.  Daring.    Moffett.     187. 
Carove.    The  Story  without  an  End.    71. 
Carpenter.    South  America.     149. 
Carroll.    Alice  in  Wonderland.    62. 

Alice's  Adventures  in  Wonderland.    62. 

Through  the  Looking-Glass.    63- 
Carruth.    Letters  to  American  Boys.     184. 
Castle  Blair.    Shaw.     168. 

Catherwood.    The  Heroes  of  the  Middle  West.    94. 
Cave  Boy  of  the  Age  .of  Stone,  The.     Mclntyre.   .90.  . 

238. 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Celtic  Fairy  Tales.    Jacobs.    80. 

Century  Book  for  Young   Americans,  The.    Brooks, 

E.  S.    114. 
Century  Book  of  Famous  Americans,  The.     Brooks, 

E.  S.     115. 

Cervantes.    Don  Quixote  of  the  Mancha.     127. 
Champlin.    The  Young  Folks'  Cyclopaedia  of  Common 

Things.     87. 
The  Young  Folks'   Cyclopaedia  of  Literature  and 

Art.     177. 
The  Young  Folks'  Cyclopaedia  of  Persons  and  Places. 

94. 

Young  Folks'  History  of  the  War  for  the  Union.    201. 
Chapin.     Masters  of  Music ;  Their  Lives  and  Works. 

201. 

The  Story  of  the  Rhinegold.     99. 
Wonder  Tales  from  Wagner.     100. 
Chapman,  A.  B.     See  Hart  and  Chapman. 
Chapman,  F.  M.     Bird-Life.     157. 

Handbook  of  Birds  of  Eastern  North  America.     218. 
Charles.    Chronicles  of  the  Schonberg-Cotta  Family. 

225. 

Chaucer  for  Children.    Haweis.     105. 
Chenoweth.    Stories  of  the  Saints.    116. 
Child-Life.    Whittier.    54. 
Child-Life  in  Japan.    Ayrton.    76. 
Childhood  of  Ji-shio,  the  Ojibwa,  The.    Jenks,  A.  E. 

111. 

Childhood  of  the  World,  The.    Clodd.     157. 
Children  of  the  Cold,  The.    Schwatka.    97. 
Children's  Book,  The.    Scudder.    48. 
Children's  Farm,  The,    21. 
Children's   Series    of   the    Modern    Reader's   Bible. 

Moulton. 

Bible  Stories.    New  Testament.    55. 
Bible  Stories.    Old  Testament..    55.   _  >    .  _ 

239 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

i 

Children's  Stories  in  American  History.   Wright,  H.  C. 

76. 
Children's  Stories  of  the  Great  Scientists.    Wright,  H.  C. 

176. 
Child's  Garden  of  Verses,  A.    Stevenson.     Illustrated 

by  Charles  Robinson.     30. 
Child's  Garden  of  Verses,  A.     Stevenson.     Illustrated 

by  J.  W.  Smith.    29. 

Child's  History  of  England,  A.    Dickens.     143. 
Child's  Rainy  Day  Book,  The.    White,  Mary.    50. 
Chilhowee  Boys.     Morrison.     137. 
Chinese  Mother  Goose  Rhymes.     Headland.    36. 
Chronicles  of  the  Schonberg-Cotta  Family.    Charles. 

225. 

Church.    The  ^Eneid  for  Boys  and  Girls.     125. 
The  Iliad  for  Boys  and  Girls.     125. 
Stories  of  the  East  from  Herodotus.     172. 
Three  Greek  Children.     134. 
A  Young  Macedonian  in  the  Army  of  Alexander  the 

Great.     190. 
Cinderella.     Crane.     43. 
Clean  Peter  and  the  Children  of  Grubbylea.    Adelborg. 

34. 

Clemens.     See  Twain. 
Clement.    Stories  of  Art  and  Artists.     143. 
Clodd.    The  Childhood  of  the  World.     157. 
Coal  and  the  Coal  Mines.    Greene.    219. 
Coffin.    The  Boys  of  '76.      117. 
Building  the  Nation.     143. 
Old  Times  in  the  Colonies.     117. 
Collodi.    Pinocchio,  The  Adventures  of  a  Marionette. 

63. 

Colonial  Children.     Hart  and  Hazard,  B.  E.     118. 
Colonization  of  America,  The.    Gilman.     95. 
Coolidge.    What  Katy  Did.    134. 
What  Katy  Did  at  School.    163. 

240 


AUTHOR    AND    TITLE    INDEX 

Cooper.    The  Deerslayer.    163. 

The  Last  of  the  Mohicans.    168. 

The  Pilot.     190. 

The  Spy.     191. 

Cotes.     The  Story  of  Sonny  Sahib.     191. 
Country  of  the  Dwarfs,  The.    Du  Chaillu.     96. 
Cowper.    The  Diverting  History  of  John  Gilpin.    44. 
Cox.    The  Brownies:  Their  Book.    45. 
Cragin.    Our  Insect  Friends  and  Foes.    131. 
Craik,  Mrs.  D.  M.  (M.)     See  Mulock. 
Craik,  G.  M.    So-Fat  and  Mew-Mew.    38. 
Cram.    See  Stone,  Witmer,  and  Cram. 
Crane.    Aladdin.    42. 

Ali  Baba  and  the  Forty  Thieves.    42. 

The  Baby's  Opera.    26. 

The  Baby's  Own  Alphabet.    28. 

Beauty  and  the  Beast.    43. 

Cinderella.    43. 

The  Fairy  Ship.    27. 

The  Frog  Prince.    43. 

Goody  Two  Shoes.    48. 

Jack  and  the  Bean-Stalk.    43. 

Mother  Hubbard.    21. 

The  Sleeping  Beauty.    44. 

This  Little  Pig.    22. 
Cranford.     Gaskell.     225. 
Creighton.     A  First  History  of  France.     117. 
Crichton.     Peep-in-the-World.     110. 
Cruikshank.    The  Cruikshank  Fairy  Book.    64. 
Cruikshank  Fairy  Book,  The.     Cruikshank.    64. 
Cruise  of  the  Cachalot,  The.     Bullen.    224. 
Custer.    Boots  and  Saddles.     143. 

Daddy  Darwin's  Dovecot.  Ewing.  See  her  Jackanapes. 
Dale  and  Fraser,  Sheepmen.    Hamp. 
Dana,  R.  H.    Two  Years  Before  the  Mast.    178. 
16  241 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Dana,  Mrs.  W.  S.    See  Parsons. 

Darton.    Tales  of  the  Canterbury  Pilgrims.     155. 

Deerslayer,  The.    Cooper.     163. 

Defoe.    Robinson  Crusoe.     135. 

Deming.    Indian  Child-Life.    32. 

Diaz.    The  William  Henry  Letters.     110. 

Dickens.    A  Child's  History  of  England.     143. 

Dickerson.     The  Frog  Book.     185. 

Discovery  and  Exploration  of  America,  The.     Oilman. 

74. 

Ditmars.    The  Reptile  Book.     218. 
Diverting  History  of  John  Gilpin,  The.    Cowper.     44. 
Dix.    Merrylips.     191. 

Soldier  Rigdale.     192. 

Dixon.    Fairy  Tales  from  the  Arabian  Nights.     100. 
Docas,  the  Indian  Boy  of  Santa  Clara.     Snedden.    71. 
Dodge.     Hans  Brinker.     135. 
Dodgson.     See  Carroll. 
Dole.    The  Young  Citizen.     144. 
Don  Quixote  of  the  Mancha.     Cervantes.     127. 
Doubleday.    See  Blanchan. 
Dove  in  the  Eagle's  Nest,  The.    Yonge.    231. 
Drake.    Indian  History  for  Young  Folks.     172. 

On  Plymouth  Rock.     74. 

Drummond.    The  Monkey  That  Would  Not  Kill.    89 
Du  Chaillu.    The  Country  of  the  Dwarfs.    96. 

The  Land  of  the  Long  Night.     149. 

Wild  Life  Under  the  Equator.     97. 
Duncan.    Mary's  Garden  and  How  It  Grew.     106. 


Each  and  All.    Andrews.    50. 
Early  Story  of  Israel,  The.    Thomas.    129. 
Earth  in  Past  Ages,  The.    Herrick.     107. 
Eastman.    Indian  Boyhood.     178. 
Eckstorm.    The  Bird  Book.     158. 

242 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Eckstorm.    The  Woodpeckers.     132. 
Edgeworth.    Tales  from  Maria  Edgeworth.     110. 
Eggleston,  Edward.    The  Hoosier  School-Boy.     135. 

Stories  of  Great  Americans  for  Little  Americans.    60. 
Eggieston,  G.  C.    The  Last  of  the  Flatboats.     164. 
Egypt.     Kelly.     150. 
Elizabeth's  Charm-String.    Forbes.     164. 
England.    Finnemore.     121. 
Evermann.     See  Jordan  and  Evermann. 
Every-Day  Life  in  the  Colonies.     Stone,  G.  L.,  and 

Fickett.    76. 
Ewing.    Jackanapes.     Daddy  Darwin's  Dovecot.    The 

Story  of  a  Short  Life.     192. 
Eyes  and  No  Eyes,  and  Other  Stories.    Aiken  and 

Barbauld.    69. 

Fables  of  JSsop,  The.     ^Esop.    61. 

Fairy  Ship,  The.     Crane.    £7. 

Fairy  Tales  from  Hans  Christian  Andersen.  Andersen. 
98. 

Fairy  Tales  from  the  Arabian  Nights.     Dixon.     100. 

Fairy  Tales  from  the  Far  North.     Asbjornsen.     77. 

Fairy  Tales  of  the  Brothers  Grimm.     Grimm.     78. 

Famous  Adventures  and  Prison  Escapes  of  the  Civil 
War.  201. 

Famous  American  Authors.     Bolton.    200. 

Fanciful  Tales.     Stockton.     103. 

Farmer  Went  Trotting  upon  His  Grey  Mare,  A. 
Caldecott.  See  his  Ride  a-Cock  Horse  to  Ban- 
bury  Cross. 

Farmer's  Boy,  The.    Caldecott.    23. 

Feats  on  the  Fiord.     Martineau.     166. 

Fickett.     See  Stone,  G.  L.,  and  Fickett. 

Fighting  a  Fire.     Hill,  C.  T.     119. 

Finnemore.     England.     121. 
France.     149. 

243 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Finnemore.    The  Holy  Land.    121. 

India.     178. 

Italy.    210. 

Japan.     179. 

Switzerland.    97. 

First  Book  in  Geology,  A.    Shaler.    189. 
First  Book  of  Birds,  The.     Miller.    87. 
First  History  of  France,  A.     Creighton.     117. 
Flaherty.     See  Gayley  and  Flaherty. 
Flamingo  Feather,  The.     Munroe.      167. 
Flower  Legends  for  Children.     Murray.    52. 
Foa.    The  Boy  Life  of  Napoleon.     144. 
For  the  Honor  of  the  School.    Barbour.     189. 
Forbes.     Elizabeth's  Charm-String.     164. 
Four  in  Camp.     Barbour.     190. 
Four  MacNicols,  The,  and  An  Adventure  in  Thule. 

Black,  William.     133. 
France.     Finnemore.     149. 
Francillon.     Gods  and  Heroes.     78. 
Francis.    A  Book  of  Cheerful  Cats  and  Other  Animated 

Animals.     28. 

Franklin.     Autobiography.     202. 
Freeman.     See  Wilkins. 
French,  Alice.     See  Thanet. 
French,  Allen.     Heroes  of  Iceland.     193. 

Pelham  and  His  Friend  Tim.     193. 
French,  H.  W.    The  Lance  of  Kanana.     164. 
Frere.     Old  Deccan  Days.    78. 
Fridtjof  Nansen.     Bull.     149. 
Frog  Book,  The.    Dickerson.     185. 
Frog  He  Would  a-Wooing  Go,  A.    Caldecott.    24. 
Frog  Prince,  The.     Crane.    43. 
Frozen  North,  The.    Horton.     150. 

Gabriel  and  the  Hour  Book.     Stein.     168. 
Games  Book  for  Boys  and  Girls,  The.    59. 

244 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Garland.    The  Long  Trail.    225. 

Gaskell.    Cranford.     225. 

Gayley  and  Flaherty,,    Poetry  of  the  People.     104. 

Geikie.    Physica*.  Geography.     158. 

General  History.     Myers.     203. 

George  Washington.     Scudder.     175. 

German  Household  Tales.    Grimm.    79. 

Gibson.    Sharp  Eyes.    219. 

Gillie.    The  Kinsfolk  and  Friends  of  Jesus.     184. 

The  Story  of  Stories.     156. 
Gilman.    The  Colonization  of  America.    95. 

The  Discovery  and  Exploration  of  America.    74. 

The  Making  of  the  American  Nation.     117. 
Gilman.     See  also  Baring-Gould  and  Gilman. 
Gladwin.    See  Zollinger. 
Gods  and  Heroes.    Francillon.    78. 
Gold-seeking  on  the  Dalton  Trail.    Thompson.     169. 
Golden  Goose  Book,  The.    Brooke.     33. 
Golden  Numbers.     Wiggin  and  Smith.     155. 
Golden  Porch,  The.     Hutchinson.     125. 
Good.     Magical  Experiments.     186. 
Good  Health.     Jewett,  F.  G.     123. 
Goodwin.     See  Sage. 
Goody  Two  Shoes.     Crane.     48. 
Goops  and  How  To  Be  Them.     Burgess.    35. 
Goss.    Jed.     193. 

Gould,  S.  Baring-.     See  Baring-Gould. 
Grandfather's  Chair,  and  Biographical  Stories.    Haw- 
thorne.    118. 
Granny's  Wonderful  Chair  and  Its  Tales  of  Fairy 

Times.     Browne.     51. 
Grasshopper  Land.     Morley.     187, 
Gray  Lady  and  the  Birds.    Wright,  M.  O.     108. 
Greek  History  for  Young  Readers.     Zimmern.     176. 
Greek  Sculpture.     Kuril.    207. 
Green  Fairy  Book,  The.    Lang,  Andrew.    102. 

245 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Greene.    The  Blind  Brother.    194. 

Coal  and  the  Coal  Mines.    219. 
Griffis.    Young  People's  History  of  Holland.    178. 
Grimm.    Fairy  Tales  of  the  Brothers  Grimm.    78. 

German  Household  Tales.    79. 
Guerber.    The  Story  of  the  Greeks.    74. 

The  Story  of  the  Romans,    75. 
Gulliver's  Travels.    Swift.    106. 
Gypsy  Breynton.    Phelps.    137. 
Gypsy's  Cousin  Joy.    Phelps.     138. 

Hale,  E.  E.    How  To  Do  It.    215. 

The  Man  Without  a  Country.     194. 

Hale,  L.  P.    The  Peterkin  Papers.     111. 

Half-Hours  with  the  Stars.     Proctor.     133. 

Hall.     The  Boy  Craftsman.     93. 

Hamp.    Dale  and  Fraser,  Sheepmen.     194. 

Handbook  of  Birds  of  Eastern  North  America.    Chap- 
man, F.  M.    218. 

Handbook  of  Birds  of  the  Western   United   States. 
Bailey.    217. 

Hans  Brinker.    Dodge.    135. 

Harper's  Electricity  Book  for  Boys.     Adams.     216. 

Harper's  Indoor  Book  for  Boys.     Adams.     198. 

Harper's  Outdoor  Book  for  Boys.     Adams,  and  Others. 
198. 

Harrington.     About  the  Weather.     219. 

Harris.     Nights  with  Uncle  Remus.     125. 
On  the  Plantation.     194. 
Uncle  Remus;  His  Songs  and  His  Sayings.     101. 

Hart  and  Chapman,  A.  B.     How  Our  Grandfathers 
Lived.    173. 

Hart  and  Hazard,  B.  E.    Colonial  Children.     118. 

Hart  and  Hill,  Mabel.     Camps  and  Firesides  of  the 
Revolution.     145. 

Hart  and  Stevens.  The  Romance  of  the  Civil  War.    202. 

246 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Hasluck.    Knotting  and  Splicing  Ropes  and  Cordage. 

171. 

Haweis.    Chaucer  for  Children.     105. 
Hawthorne.    Grandfather's   Chair   and   Biographical 
Stories.     118. 

Tanglewood  Tales.     101. 

A  Wonder  Book.    79. 
Hazard,  B.  E.    See  Hart  and  Hazard. 
Hazard,  Bertha.    Three  Years  with  the  Poets.    45. 
Headland.    Chinese  Mother  Goose  Rhymes.    86. 
Heart  of  Oak  Books.    Volumes  I-VII.    Norton. 

Volume  I.  Rhymes,  Jingles,  and  Fables.    37. 

Volume  II.  Fables  and  Nursery  Tales.    53. 

Volume  III.  Fairy  Tales,  Ballads,  and  Poems.     83. 

Volume  IV.  Fairy  Stories  and  Classic  Tales.     128. 

Volume  V.  Masterpieces  of  Literature.     155. 

Volume  VI.  Masterpieces  of  Literature.     183. 

Volume  VII.  Masterpieces  of  Literature.    213. 
Heidi.     Spyri.     113. 

Heilprin.    The  Animal  Life  of  Our  Sea-shore.     186. 
Hemstreet.     The  Story  of  Manhattan.     119. 
Hero  of  Erie,  The.     Barnes.     142. 
Heroes.  The.     Kingsley.     81. 
Heroes  of  Asgard,  The.     Keary.     81. 
Heroes  of  Iceland.     French,  Allen.     193. 
Heroes  of  the  Middle  West,  The.     Catherwood.     94. 
Herrick.     The  Earth  in  Past  Ages.     107. 
Hey  Diddle  Diddle,  and  Baby  Bunting.    Caldecott.    25. 
Higginson.    Tales  of  the  Enchanted  Islands  of  the 
Atlantic.    151. 

Young  Folks'  Book  of  American  Explorers.    210. 

Young  Folks'  History  of  the  United  States.     174. 
Hill,  C.  T.    Fighting  a  Fire.     119. 
Hill,  Mabel.    Lessons  for  Junior  Citizens.     95. 

See  also  Hart  and  Hill. 
History  of  the  Robins,  The.     Trimmer.    49. 

247 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Hodges.    When  the  King  Came.     86. 

Hodgson.    Rama  and  the  Monkeys.    101. 

Holbrook.    The  Book  of  Nature  Myths.    51. 
Northland  Heroes.    79. 

Holland.    The  Butterfly  Book.    158. 
The  Moth  Book.     220. 

Holland.    Jungman.     122. 

Hollow  Tree  and  Deep  Woods  Book,  The.    Paine.    66. 

Holmes.    The  One  Hoss  Shay,  and  Companion  Poems. 
128. 

Holy  Land,  The.     Finnemore.     121. 

Hoosier  School-Boy,  The.    Eggleston,  Edward.     135. 

Hope.    The  World.     122. 

Hopkins.    The  Sandman:  His  Farm  Stories.     38. 
The  Sandman:  His  Ship  Stories.    57. 

Home  and  Scobey.    Stories  of  Great  Artists.    75. 
Stories  of  Great  Musicians.     75. 

Horton.    The  Frozen  North.    150. 

Houghton.    The     Russian     Grandmother's     Wonder 
Tales.    80. 

House  that  Jack  Built,  The.     Caldecott.    25. 

How    Our    Grandfathers    Lived.    Hart    and    Chap- 
man, A.  B.     173. 

How  To  Do  It.    Hale,  E.  E.    215. 

How  to  Know  the  Ferns.     Parsons.    222. 

How  to  Know  the  Wild  Flowers.     Parsons.     188. 

How  to  Make  Baskets.     White,  Mary.     142. 

How  Two  Boys  Made  Their  Own  Electrical  Apparatus. 
St.  John.     160. 

Howard.    The  Insect  Book.     186. 

Hughes.    Tom  Brown's  School  Days  at  Rugby.    165. 

Kuril.    Greek  Sculpture.    207. 
Michelangelo.     207. 
Raphael.    208. 
Tuscan  Sculpture.    209. 

Hutchinson.     The  Golden  Porch.     125. 

248 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Iliad  for  Boys  and  Girls,  The.     Church.     125. 

In  Colonial  Times.    Wilkins.     197. 

In  the  Days  of  Alfred  the  Great.    Tappan.     120. 

In  the  Days  of  Giants.     Brown.    61. 

In  the  Days  of  Queen  Elizabeth.    Tappan.     120. 

In  the  Days  of  Queen  Victoria.    Tappan.     176. 

In  the  Days  of  William  the  Conqueror.    Tappan.    121. 

India.    Finnemore.    178. 

Indian  Boyhood.     Eastman.     178. 

Indian  Child-Life.    Deming.    32. 

Indian  Fairy  Tales.    Jacobs.     81. 

Indian  History  for  Young  Folks.     Drake.     172. 

Ingersoll.    The  Book  of  the  Ocean.     159. 

Inman.     The  Ranche  on  the  Oxhide.     165. 

Insect  Book,  The.     Howard.     186. 

Iron  Star,  The.    True.     169. 

Irving.     The  Alhambra.     226. 

Bracebridge  Hall.    227. 

Old  Christmas.    227. 

Rip  Van  Winkle.    228. 

Rip  Van  Winkle,  and  The  Legend  of  Sleepy  Hollow. 

228. 

Island  Story,  An.     Marshall.    95. 
Italy.     Finnemore.    210. 
Ivanhoe.     Scott.    229. 

Jack  and  the  Bean-Stalk.     Crane.    43. 

Jackanapes.     Daddy  Darwin's  Dovecot.    The  Story 

of  a  Short  Life.     Ewing.     192. 
Jackson.     Nelly's  Silver  Mine.     135. 
Jacobs.     Celtic  Fairy  Tales.     80. 

Indian  Fairy  Tales.    81. 
Janvier.    The  Aztec  Treasure  House.     165. 
Japan.    Finnemore.     179. 
Japanese  Fairy  Tales.     Williston.    66. 
Japanese  Garland,  A.     Peltier.     122. 

249 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Jed.    Goss.     193. 

Jenks,  A.  E.  The  Childhood  of  Ji-shi6,  the  Ojibwa.  111. 

Jenks,  Tudor.    The  Boy's  Book  of  Explorations.     179. 

Jewett,  F.  G.    Good  Health.    123. 

Jewett,  S.  O.    Betty  Leicester.    136. 

Play  Days.    89. 

Joan  of  Arc.    Boutet  de  Monvel.    59. 
Johnson.    Phaeton  Rogers.     136. 
Jolly  Good  Times.    Smith,  M.  P.  (W.)     112. 
Jolly  Good  Times  at  Hackmatack.    Smith,  M.  P.  (W.) 

138. 

Jolly  Good  Times  at  School.    Smith,  M.  P.  (W.)    112. 
Jordan  and  Evermann.    American  Food  and  Game 

Fishes.    220. 

Juan  and  Juanita.     Baylor.     109. 
Judd.    Wigwam  Stories.     64. 
Julius  Caesar.     Shakespeare.     204. 
Jungle  Book,  The.    Kipling.     102. 
Jungman.    Holland.     122. 
Just  So  Stories.    Kipling.    52. 

Kaler.     See  Otis 

Keary.    The  Heroes  of  Asgard.     81. 

Keeler.    Our  Native  Trees,  and  How  to  Identify  Them. 

221. 

Kelly.    Egypt.    150. 
Kenilworth.     Scott.    229. 
Kidnapped.     Stevenson.     230. 

Kieffer.    The  Recollections  of  a  Drummer-Boy.     174. 
King,    C.    F.      Roundabout    Rambles    in    Northern 

Europe.    210. 

King,  Charles.    Cadet  Days.    228. 
King  of  the  Golden  River,  The.    Ruskin.    103. 
Kingsley.    The  Heroes.    81. 

The  Water-Babies.     82. 

Westward  Ho !    229. 

250 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Kinsfolk  and  Friends  of  Jesus,  The.     Gillie.     184. 
Kipling.    Captains  Courageous.     166. 

The  Jungle  Book.    102. 

Just  So  Stories.     52. 

Puck  of  Pook's  Hill.     181. 

The  Second  Jungle  Book.     126. 
Knightly  Legends  of  Wales,  or  The  Boy's  Mabinogion. 

Lanier.     152. 

Knights  of  Art.     Steedman.     147. 
Knotting  and  Splicing  Ropes  and  Cordage.     Hasluck. 
171. 

Lady  Hollyhock  and  Her  Friends.     Walker.     40. 
Lady  of  the  Lake,  The.     Scott.    213. 
La  Fontaine.    La  Fontaine's  Fables.     64. 

Select  Fables  from  La  Fontaine.     33. 
La  Fontaine's  Fables.     La  Fontaine.     64. 
Lagerlof.    The  Wonderful  Adventures  of  Nils.     82. 
Lamb.    The  Adventures  of  Ulysses.     152. 

Mrs.  Leicester's  School.     112. 

Tales  from  Shakespeare.     154. 
Lance  of  Kanana,  The.     French,  H.  W.     164. 
Land  of  the  Long  Night,  The.     Du  Chaillu.     149. 
Lang,  Andrew.     The  Blue  Fairy  Book.     65. 

The  Blue  Poetry  Book.     182. 

The  Green  Fairy  Book.     102. 

The  Nursery  Rhyme  Book.    29. 

The  Red  Book  of  Animal  Stories.     132. 

The  Red  Fairy  Book.     82. 

Lang,  Jeanie.     The  Story  of  General  Gordon.     145. 
Lang,  John.    The  Story  of  Captain  Cook.     179. 
Lanier.    The  Boy's  Froissart.     174. 

The  Boy's  Percy.     182. 

Knightly  Legends  of    Wales,  or   The   Boy's   Ma- 
binogion.    152. 

Larcom.    A  New  England  Girlhood.    202. 

251 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Last  of  the  Flatboats,  The.    Eggleston,  G.  C.    164. 

Last  of  the  Mohicans,  The.     Cooper.     163. 

Lay  of  the  Last  Minstrel,  The.     Scott.    214. 

Lays  of  Ancient  Rome.    Macaulay.     154. 

Lear.     Nonsense  Books.     37. 

Lee.     When  I  was  a  Boy  in  China.     180. 

Legend  of  Sleepy  Hollow,  The.     Irving.     See  his  Rip 

Van  Winkle. 

Lessons  for  Junior  Citizens.     Hill,  Mabel.    95. 
Letters  to  American  Boys.     Carruth.     184. 
Lisbeth  Longfrock.     Aanrud.     70. 
Little  Ann,  and  Other  Poems.    Taylor,  Jane  and  Ann. 

46. 

Little  Cook-Book  for  a  Little  Girl,  A.    Benton.    92. 
Little  Duke,  The.     Yonge.     113. 
Little  Girl  of  Long  Ago,  A.    White,  E.  O.    58. 
Little  Jarvis.     Seawell.     138. 
Little  Lame  Prince,  The.     Mulock.     83. 
Little  Lord  Fauntleroy.     Burnett.     89. 
Little  Men.    Alcott.     189. 
Little  Pussy  Willow.     Stowe.     139. 
Little  Women.     Alcott.     161. 

Lives  of  Girls  Who  Became  Famous.     Bolton.     172. 
Long  Trail,  The.     Garland.    225. 
Longfellow.    The  Song  of  Hiawatha.     86. 
Lorenzini.     See  Collodi. 
Lossing.    The  Story  of  the  United  States  Navy,  for 

Boys.    203. 

Lucas,  E.  V.    A  Book  of  Verses  for  Children.    85. 
Anne's  Terrible  Good  Nature,  and  Other  Stories  for 

Children.     136. 

Another  Book  of  Verses  for  Children.    67. 
Old-Fashioned  Tales.    90. 
Lucas,  F.  A.    Animals  of  the  Past.    221. 
Lummis.     Some   Strange  Corners   of   Our  Country. 

211. 

252 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Macaulay.    Lays  of  Ancient  Rome.    154. 

Macbeth.    Shakespeare.    205. 

Mclntyre.    The  Cave  Boy  of  the  Age  of  Stone.     90. 

MacLeod.     Stories  from  the  Faerie  Queene.     128. 

McMaster.    A  Primary  History  of  the  United  States. 
119. 

McMuny.     Pioneers   of  the   Rocky   Mountains   and 
the  West.    95. 

Magical  Experiments.     Good.     186. 

Making  of  the  American  Nation,  The.    Oilman.    117. 

Man  Without  a  Country,  The.     Hale,  E.  E.     194. 

Man  Wonderful,  or  the  Marvels  of  Our  Bodily  Dwell- 
ing, The.    Wood-Allen.    211. 

Marmion.     Scott.    214. 

Marryat.     Masterman  Ready.     136. 

Marshall.    An  Island  Story.    95. 

Stories  of  William  Tell  and  His  Friends.    96. 

Martineau.     Feats  on  the  Fiord.     166. 
The  Peasant  and  the  Prince.     166. 

Marvin,    Mayor,    and    Stawell.    The    Adventures    of 
Odysseus.     126. 

Mary's  Garden  and  How  It  Grew.    Duncan.     106. 

Master  Skylark.     Bennett.     162. 

Masterman  Ready.     Marryat.     136. 

Masters  of  Music ;  Their  Lives  and  Works.  Chapin.  201. 

Matthews.     Tom  Paulding.     167. 

May.    See  Craik,  G.  M. 

Mayor.     See  Marvin,  Mayor,  and  Stawell. 

Meadowcroft.    The  A  B  C  of  Electricity.     159. 

Men  of  Iron.     Pyle.     167. 

Merchant  of  Venice,  The.     Shakespeare.     206. 

Merry  Adventures  of  Robin  Hood,  The.     Pyle.     126. 

Merrylips.     Dix.     191. 

Michelangelo.    Kuril.    207. 

Midsummer-Night's  Dream,  A.    Shakespeare.    206. 

Milkmaid,  The.     Caldecott.     25. 

263 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Miller.    The  First  Book  of  Birds.    87. 

The  Second  Book  of  Birds.    107. 
Milly  and  Oily.    Ward*  M.  A.  (A.)    57. 
Mr.  Wind  and  Madam  Rain.     Musset.    66. 
Mrs.  Leicester's  School.     Lamb.     112. 
Modern  Vikings,  The.     Boyesen.     109. 
Moffett.     Careers  of  Danger  and  Daring.     187. 
Monkey  That  Would  Not  Kill,  The.    Drummond.    89. 
Moral  Pirates,  The.    Alden.     133. 
More  Good  Times  at  Hackmatack.    Smith,  M.  P.  (W.) 

168. 

More  Goops  and  How  Not  To  Be  Them.    Burgess.   35. 
Morley.    The  Bee  People.     87. 

Grasshopper  Land.     187. 

A  Song  of  Life.     159. 

Wasps  and  Their  Ways.     132. 
Morrison.     Chilhowee  Boys.     137. 
Moth  Book,  The.     Holland.     220. 
Mother  Hubbard.     Crane.    21. 

Moulton.    Children's  Series  of  the  Modern  Reader's 
Bible. 

Bible  Stories.    New  Testament.    55. 

Bible  Stories.     Old  Testament.    55. 
Mulock.    The  Adventures  of  a  Brownie.    66. 

The  Little  Lame  Prince.    83. 
Munroe.    The  Flamingo  Feather.     167. 
Murray.     Flower  Legends  for  Children.    52. 
Murtfeldt  and  Weed.    Stories  of  Insect  Life.     Vol- 
ume II.    88. 

For  Volume  I.  see  Weed. 
Musset.    Mr.  Wind  and  Madam  Rain.    66. 
Myers.     General  History.    203. 
Myths  of  the  Red  Children.    Wilson,  G.  L.    53. 

Nash.    Polly's  Secret.     195. 

Natural  History  for  Young  People,  A.    Wood.     108. 

254 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Nature's  Garden.    Blanchan.     130. 

Nelly's  Silver  Mine.    Jackson.     135. 

New  England  Girlhood,  A.    Larcom.    202. 

Newcomb.     Astronomy  for  Everybody.    222. 

Nicolay.    The  Boys'  Life  of  Abraham  Lincoln.    204. 

Nights  with  Uncle  Remus.     Harris.     125. 

Nonsense  Books.    Lear.    37. 

Nordhoff .    Sailor  Life  on  a  Man-of-War.    150. 

Northland  Heroes.     Holbrook.     79. 

Norton.     Heart  of  Oak  Books.     Volumes  I-VII. 

Volume  I.  Rhymes,  Jingles,  and  Fables.    37. 

Volume  II.  Fables  and  Nursery  Tales.    53. 

Volume  III.  Fairy  Tales,  Ballads,  and  Poems.     83. 

Volume  IV.  Fairy  Stories  and  Classic  Tales.     128. 

Volume  V.  Masterpieces  of  Literature.     155. 

Volume  VI.  Masterpieces  of  Literature.     183. 

Volume  VII.  Masterpieces  of  Literature.    213. 
Nursery  Rhyme  Book,  The.    Lang,  Andrew.    29. 

Old  Christmas.     Irving.    227. 

Old  Deccan  Days.    Frere.     78. 

Old-Fashioned  Tales.    Lucas,  E.  V.    90. 

Old  Indian  Legends.    Zitkala-Sa.     85. 

Old,  Old  Fairy  Tales,  The.     Valentine.     84. 

Old  Songs  for  Young  America.     Ostertag.    45. 

Old  Times  in  the  Colonies.     Coffin.     117. 

On  Plymouth  Rock.    Drake.    74. 

On  the  Plantation.     Harris.     194. 

One  Hoss  Shay,  The,  and  Companion  Poems.    Holmes. 

128. 

Orcutt  Girls,  The.    Vaile.     196. 
Oregon  Trail,  The.    Parkman.     180. 
Ostertag.    Old  Songs  for  Young  America.    45. 
Otis.    Toby  Tyler;  or  Ten  Weeks  with  a  Circus.    90. 
Ouida.    Bimbi.    91. 
Our  Children's  Songs.    45. 

255 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Our  Domestic  Animals.    Voogt.    224. 

Our  Insect  Friends  and  Foes.    Cragin.     181. 

Our  Native  Trees,  and  How  to  Identify  Them.    Keeler. 

221. 
Our  Young  Folks'  Josephus.    Shepard.     146. 

Page.    Two  Little  Confederates.     137. 
Paine.     The  Arkansaw  Bear.     83. 

The  Hollow  Tree  and  Deep  Woods  Book.    66. 
Parkman.    The  Oregon  Trail.     180. 
Parsons.     How  to  Know  the  Ferns.    222. 

How  to  Know  the  Wild  Flowers.    188. 

Plants  and  Their  Children.    70. 
Parton.     Captains  of  Industry.     174. 
Patterson.    The  Spinner  Family.    .107. 
Paul  Jones.     Seawell.     146. 
Peary.    The  Snow  Baby.    71. 
Peasant  and  the  Prince,  The.     Martineau.     166. 
Peep-in-the- World.     Crichton.     110. 
Pelham  and  His  Friend  Tim.    French,  Allen.     193. 
Peltier.    A  Japanese  Garland.     122. 
Peterkin  Papers,  The.    Hale,  L.  P.     111. 
Phaeton  Rogers.    Johnson.     136. 
Phelps.     Gypsy  Breynton.     137. 

Gypsy's  Cousin  Joy.     138. 

Photography  Indoors  and  Out.    Black,  Alexander.   199. 
Physical  Geography.     Geikie.     158. 
Pilgrim's  Progress,  The.     Bunyan.    68. 
Pilot,  The.     Cooper.     190. 

Pinocchio,  The  Adventures  of  a  Marionette.  Collodi.  63. 
Pioneers    of   the    Rocky    Mountains    and    the    West. 

McMurry.    95. 

Plants  and  Their  Children.     Parsons.    70. 
Play  Days.    Jewett,  S.  O.    89. 
Plummer.     Roy  and  Ray  in  Canada.     180. 

Roy  and  Ray  in  Mexico.     151. 

256 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Poetry  of  the  People.     Gayley  and  Flaherty.     104. 

Polly  Oliver's  Problem.     Wiggin.     197. 

Polly's  Secret.     Nash.     195. 

Pope.     See  Peltier. 

Posy  Ring,  The.    Wiggin  and  Smith.    67. 

Potter.    The  Tale  of  Benjamin  Bunny.     39. 

The  Tale  of  Peter  Rabbit.    30. 

The  Tale  of  Squirrel  Nutkin.    39. 
Price.     Wandering  Heroes.     120. 

Primary  History  of  the  United  States,  A.  McMaster.  1 19. 
Prince  and  the  Pauper,  The.     Twain.     169. 
Proctor.     Half-Hours  with  the  Stars.     133. 
Psalms  of  David,  The.    68. 
Puck  of  Pook's  Hill.    Kipling.     181. 
Pyle.     Men  of  Iron.     167. 

The  Merry  Adventures  of  Robin  Hood.     126. 

The  Story  of  Jack  Ballister's  Fortunes.     195. 

The  Story  of  King  Arthur  and  His  Knights.     102. 

The  Wonder  Clock.     84. 

Queen  of  Hearts,  The.     Caldecott.     25. 

Rainy  Day  Diversions.     Wells.     171. 

Rama  and  the  Monkeys.     Hodgson.     101. 

Rame.     See  Ouida. 

Ranche  on  the  Oxhide,  The.     Inman.     165. 

Raphael.     Hurll.    208. 

Raspe.    Tales  from  the  Travels  of  Baron  Munchausen. 

105. 

Real  Electric  Toy-making  for  Boys.    St.  John.     188. 
Rebecca  of  Sunnybrook  Farm.    Wiggin.     197. 
Recollections  of  a  Drummer-Boy,  The.    Kieffer.     174. 
Red  Book  of  Animal  Stories,  The.    Lang,  Andrew.    132. 
Red  Fairy  Book,  The.     Lang,  Andrew.     82. 
Repplier.     A  Book  of  Famous  Verse.     183. 
Reptile  Book,  The.     Ditmars.    218. 

17  257 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Rhymes  of  Real  Children.    Sage.    37. 

Ride  a-Cock  Horse  to  Banbury  Cross,  and  A  Farmer 

Went  Trotting  upon  His  Grey  Mare.    Caldecott. 

26. 

Rip  Van  Winkle.    Irving.    228. 
Rip  Van  Winkle,  and  The  Legend  of  Sleepy  Hollow. 

Irving.     228. 

Robinson  Crusoe.     Defoe.     135. 
Rogers.     The  Shell  Book.    222. 

The  Tree  Book.     223. 

Roggie  and  Reggie  Stories,  The.    Smith,  Gertrude.    31. 
Romance  of  the  Civil  War,  The.     Hart  and  Stevens. 

202. 

Rose  and  the  Ring,  The.    Thackeray.     104. 
Roundabout  Rambles  in  Northern  Europe.   King,  C.  F. 

210. 

Roy  and  Ray  in  Canada.  Plummer.  180. 
Roy  and  Ray  in  Mexico.  Plummer.  151. 
Rules  of  Conduct,  Diary  of  Adventure,  Letters,  and 

Farewell  Addresses.     Washington.     204. 
Ruskin.    The  King  of  the  Golden  River.     103. 
Russian      Grandmother's      Wonder      Tales,      The. 

Houghton.    80. 

Sage.    Rhymes  of  Real  Children.    37. 
Sailor  Life  on  a  Man-of-War.    Nordhoff.     150. 
St.  John.    How  Two  Boys  Made  Their  Own  Electrical 
Apparatus.    160. 

Real  Electric  Toy-making  for  Boys.    188. 

Wireless  Telegraphy.    223. 
Sandman:  His  Farm  Stories,  The.    Hopkins.    38. 
Sandman:  His  Ship  Stories,  The.    Hopkins.    57. 
Saturday  Mornings.    Benton.    92. 
Saunders.    Beautiful  Joe.    88. 
Schwatka.    The  Children  of  the  Cold.    97. 
Scientific  American  Boy,  The.    Bond.     141. 

258 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Scobey.     See  Home  and  Scobey. 
Scott.     Ivanhoe.     229. 

Kenilworth.    229. 

The  Lady  of  the  Lake.    213. 

The  Lay  of  the  Last  Minstrel.    214. 

Marmion.    214. 

Tales  of  a  Grandfather.     175. 

The  Talisman.    230. 
Scudder.    American  Poems.     215. 

The  Book  of  Legends.     53. 

Boston  Town.     145. 

The  Children's  Book.    48. 

George  Washington.     175. 
Seawell.    Little  Jarvis.     138. 

Paul  Jones.     146. 

Twelve  Naval  Captains.     146. 
Second  Book  of  Birds,  The.    Miller.     107. 
Second  Jungle  Book,  The.    Kipling.     126. 
Segur.     The  Story  of  a  Donkey.    57. 
Select  Fables  from  La  Fontaine.     La  Fontaine.    33. 
Seven  Little  Sisters  Who  Live  on  the  Round  Ball  That 

Floats  in  the  Air,  The.     Andrews.    41. 
Sewell.     Black  Beauty.    88. 
Shakespeare.    Julius  Caesar.     204. 

Macbeth.    205. 

The  Merchant  of  Venice.    206. 

A  Midsummer-Night's  Dream.    206. 
Shaler.    A  First  Book  in  Geology.     189. 
Sharp.     A  Watcher  in  the  Woods.    224. 
Sharp  Eyes.    Gibson.    219. 
Shaw.    Castle  Blair.    168. 
Shell  Book,  The.    Rogers.    222. 
Shepard.    Our  Young  Folks'  Josephus.     146. 
Ship  of  State,  by  Those  at  the  Helm,  The.     175. 
Shipwrecked  in  Greenland.     Thompson.     196. 
Sing  a  Song  for  Sixpence.     Caldecott.     "26. 

259 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Sleeping  Beauty,  The.    Crane.    44. 

Smith,  E.  B.    The  Story  of  Pocahontas  and  Captain 

John  Smith.    75. 

Smith,  Gertrude.    The  Arabella  and  Araminta  Stories. 
31. 

The  Roggie  and  Reggie  Stories     31. 
Smith,  M.  P.  (W.)     Jolly  Good  Times.     112. 

Jolly  Good  Times  at  Hackmatack.     138. 

Jolly  Good  Times  at  School.     112. 

More  Good  Times  at  Hackmatack.     168. 
Smith,  N.  A.     Three  Little  Marys.     139. 

See  also  Wiggin  and  Smith. 

Snedden.    Docas,  the  Indian  Boy  of  Santa  Clara.    71 
Snow  Baby,  The.     Peary.     71. 
So-Fat  and  Mew-Mew.    Craik,  G.  M.    38. 
Soldier  Rigdale.    Dix.     192. 

Some  Strange  Corners  of  Our  Country.    Lummis.    211, 
Song  of  Hiawatha,  The.     Longfellow.     86. 
Song  of  Life,  A.     Morley.     159. 
South  America.     Carpenter.     149. 
Spinner  Family,  The.     Patterson.     107. 
Spy,  The.     Cooper.     191. 
Spyri.    Heidi.     113. 

Squirrels  and  Other  Fur-Bearers.    Burroughs.     131. 
Starland.    Ball.     129. 
Starr.    American  Indians.     181. 

Strange  Peoples.     151. 
Stawell.    See  Marvin,  Mayor,  and  Stawell. 
Steedman.    Knights  of  Art.     147. 
Stein.     Gabriel  and  the  Hour  Book.     168. 
Stevens.    See  Hart  and  Stevens. 
Stevenson.    A  Child's  Garden  of  Verses.    Illustrated 
by  Charles  Robinson.    30. 

A  Child's  Garden  of  Verses.    Illustrated  by  J.  W. 
Smith.    29. 

Kidnapped.    230. 

260 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Stevenson.     Treasure  Island.     195. 
Stockton.    Buccaneers  and  Pirates  of  Our  Coasts.     147. 
Fanciful  Tales.     103. 
The  Story  of  Viteau.     169. 
Stoddard.    Two  Arrows.     113. 
Stone,  G.  L.,  and  Fickett.     Every-Day  Life  in  the 

Colonies.    76. 

Stone,  Witmer,  and  Cram.     American  Animals.      160. 
Stories.    Andersen.    77. 
Stories  from  the  Arabian  Nights.     103. 
Stories  from  the  Faerie  Queene.     MacLeod.     128. 
Stories  from  the  Old  Testament  for  Children.    Beale. 

55. 
Stories    Mother    Nature   Told    Her    Children,    The. 

Andrews.    56. 

Stories  of  Ancient  Peoples.     Arnold.     142. 
Stories  of  Art  and  Artists.     Clement.     143. 
Stories    of    Great    Americans    for    Little    Americans. 

Eggleston,  Edward.    60. 

Stories  of  Great  Artists.     Home  and  Scobey.     75. 
Stories  of  Great  Musicians.     Home  and  Scobey.    75. 
Stories  of  Insect  Life.     Volume  I.     Weed.     70. 
Stories   of  Insect   Life.     Volume  II.     Murtfeldt  and 

Weed.    88. 

Stories  of  the  East  from  Herodotus.     Church.     172. 
Stories  of  the  Saints.     Chenoweth.     116. 
Stories  of  William  Tell  and  His  Friends.    Marshall.    96. 
Story  Hour,  The.    Wiggin  and  Smith.     49. 
Story  of  a  Bad  Boy,  The.     Aldrich.     161. 
Story  of  a  Donkey,  The.     Segur.    57. 
Story  of  a  Short  Life,  The.   Ewing.   See  her  Jackanapes. 
Story  of  Captain  Cook,  The.    Lang,  John.     179. 
Story  of  General  Gordon,  The.     Lang,  Jeanie.     145. 
Story  of  Germany,  The.     Baring-Gould  and  Gilman. 

200. 

Story  of  Jack  Ballister's  Fortunes,  The.     Pyle.     195. 

261 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Story  of  King  Arthur  and  His  Knights,  The.   Pyle.   103. 
Story  of  Little  Black  Sambo.  The.    Bannerman.    23. 
Story  of  Manhattan,  The.    Hemstreet.     119. 
Story  of  Marco  Polo,  The.    Brooks,  Noah.     148. 
Story  of  Pocahontas  and  Captain  John  Smith,  The. 

Smith,  E.  B.    75. 

Story  of  Roland,  The.    Baldwin.     124. 
Story  of  Russia,  The.     Van  Bergen.     204. 
Story  of  Siegfried,  The.    Baldwin.     124. 
Story  of  Sonny  Sahib,  The.     Cotes.     191. 
Story  of  Stories,  The.     Gillie.     156. 
Story  of  the  Cid,  The.     Wilson,  C.  D.     155. 
Story  of  the  Golden  Age,  A.     Baldwin.     99. 
Story  of  the  Greeks,  The.     Guerber.     74. 
Story  of  the  Rhinegold,  The.     Chapin.     99. 
Story  of  the  Romans,  The.     Guerber.     75. 
Story   of   the   United    States   Navy,    for   Boys,    The. 

Lossing.     203. 

Story  of  Viteau,  The.     Stockton.     169. 
Story  without  an  End,  The.     Carove.     71. 
Stowe.     Little  Pussy  Willow.     139. 
Strange  Lands  Near  Home.     122. 
Strange  Peoples.     Starr.     151. 
Strong.    Talks  to  Boys  and  Girls.     156. 
Sue  Orcutt.     Vaile.     230. 
Swift.     Gulliver's  Travels.     106. 
Swiss  Family  Robinson,  The.     Wyss.     113. 
Switzerland.    Finnemore.     97. 

Tale  of  Benjamin  Bunny,  The.     Potter.    39. 
Tale  of  Peter  Rabbit,  The.    Potter.    30. 
Tale  of  Squirrel  Nutkin,  The.     Potter.     39. 
Tales  from  Maria  Edgeworth.     Edgeworth.     110. 
Tales  from  Shakespeare.     Lamb.     154. 
Tales  from  the  Travels  of  Baron  Munchausen.    Raspe. 
105. 

262 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Tales  of  a  Grandfather.     Scott.     175. 

Tales  of  the  Canterbury  Pilgrims.    Darton.    158. 

Tales  of  the  Enchanted  Islands  of  the  Atlantic.    Hig- 

ginson.     151. 

Talisman,  The.     Scott.    230. 
Talks  to  Boys  and  Girls.     Strong.     156. 
Tanglewood  Tales.     Hawthorne.     101. 
Tappan.    In  the  Days  of  Alfred  the  Great.     120. 

In  the  Days  of  Queen  Elizabeth.     120. 

In  the  Days  of  Queen  Victoria.     176. 

In  the  Days  of  William  the  Conqueror.     121. 
Taylor,  Bayard.    Boys  of  Other  Countries.    98. 
Taylor,  C.  M.,  Jr.     Why  My  Photographs  Are  Bad. 

141. 
Taylor,  Jane  and  Ann.     Little  Ann,  and  Other  Poems. 

46. 
Ten  Boys  Who  Lived  on  the  Road  from  Long  Ago  to 

Now.    Andrews.    74. 

Thackeray.    The  Rose  and  the  Ring.     104. 
Thanet.     We  All.     195. 
This  Little  Pig.     Crane.    22. 
Thomas.     The  Early  Story  of  Israel.     129. 
Thompson.     Gold-seeking  on  the  Dalton  Trail.     169. 

Shipwrecked  in  Greenland.     196. 
Three  Greek  Children.     Church.     134. 
Three  Little  Marys.     Smith,  N.  A.     139. 
Three  Years  with  the  Poets.     Hazard,  Bertha.     45. 
Through  the  Looking-Glass.     Carroll.     63. 
Toby  Tyler;  or  Ten  Weeks  with  a  Circus.    Otis.     90. 
Tom  Brown's  School  Days  at  Rugby.     Hughes.     165. 
Tom  Paulding.     Matthews.     167. 
Toward  the  Rising  Sun.     123. 
Treasure  Island.     Stevenson.     195. 
Tree  Book,  The.     Rogers.     223. 
Trimmer.     The  History  of  the  Robins.     49. 
True.     The  Iron  Star.     169. 

263 


AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

True  Story  of  Benjamin  Franklin,  The.     Brooks,  E.  S. 

115. 
True  Story  of  Christopher  Columbus,  The.    Brooks, 

E.  S.    93. 
True  Story  of  George  Washington,  The.    Brooks,  E.  S. 

94. 

True  Story  of  Lafayette,  The.     Brooks,  E.  S.     116. 
Tuscan  Sculpture.     Kuril.     209. 
Twain.     The  Adventures  of  Tom  Sawyer.     196. 

The  Prince  and  the  Pauper.     169. 
Twelve  Naval  Captains.     Seawell.     146. 
Two  Arrows.     Stoddard.     113. 
Two  Little  Confederates.     Page.     137. 
Two  Years  Before  the  Mast.     Dana,  R.  H.    178. 

Uncle  Remus;    His  Songs  and  His  Sayings.     Harris. 

101. 

Under  the  Lilacs.     Alcott.     109. 
Ungava  Bob.     Wallace.     230. 
Up  and  Down  the  Brooks.     Bamford.    157. 
Upton.     The  Adventures  of  Two  Dutch  Dolls  and  a 

Golliwogg.     38. 

Vaile.     The  Orcutt  Girls.     196. 

Sue  Orcutt.     230. 

Valentine.    The  Old,  Old  Fairy  Tales.     84. 
Van  Bergen.     The  Story  of  Russia.     204. 
Voogt.     Our  Domestic  Animals.     224. 
Voyage  hi  the  Sunbeam,  A.     Brassey.    209. 

Wake-Robin.     Burroughs.     217. 
Walker.     Lady  Hollyhock  and  Her  Friends.    40. 
Wallace.     Ungava  Bob.     230. 
Wandering  Heroes.     Price.     120. 
Ward,  Mrs.  E.  S.  (P.)     See  Phelps. 
Ward,  Mrs.  Humphry.     See  Ward,  M.  A.  (A.) 

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AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Ward,  M.  A.  (A.).    Milly  and  Oily.    57. 
Washington.     Rules  of  Conduct,  Diary  of  Adventure, 

Letters,  and  Farewell  Addresses.     204. 
Wasps  and  Their  Ways.    Morley.     132. 
Watcher  in  the  Woods,  A.     Sharp.     224. 
Water-Babies,  The.    Kingsley.    82. 
Waters.     See  Clement. 
We  All.     Thanet.     195. 
Weed.    Stories  of  Insect  Life.    Volume  I.    70. 

For  Volume  II  see  Murtfeldt  and  Weed. 
Wells.     Rainy  Day  Diversions.     171. 
Welsh.     A  Book  of  Nursery  Rhymes.     30. 
Westward  Ho !    Kingsley.     229. 
What  Katy  Did.     Coolidge.     134. 
What  Katy  Did  at  School.     Coolidge.    163. 
What  Shall  We  Do  Now?    Canfield,  and  Others.     73. 
Wheeler.     Woodworking  for  Beginners.     114. 
When  I  was  a  Boy  in  China.     Lee.     180. 
When  Molly  was  Six.     White,  E.  O.     58. 
When  the  King  Came.     Hodges.    86. 
White,  E.  O.    A  Little  Girl  of  Long  Ago.    58. 

When  Molly  was  Six.     58. 
White,  J.  S.    The  Boys'  and  Girls'  Plutarch.     176. 

How  to  Make  Baskets.     142. 
White,  Mary.     The  Child's  Rainy  Day  Book.     50. 
Whittier.     Child-Life.     54. 

Why  My  Photographs  Are  Bad.  Taylor,  C.  M.,  Jr.   141. 
Widow  O'Callaghan's  Boys,  The.     Zollinger.    139. 
Wiggin.     The  Birds'  Christmas  Carol.    231. 

Polly  Oliver's  Problem.     197. 

Rebecca  of  Sunnybrook  Farm.     197. 
Wiggin  and  Smith.     Golden  Numbers.     155. 

The  Posy  Ring.    67. 

The  Story  Hour.     49. 
Wigwam  Stories.     Judd.    64. 
Wild  Life  Under  the  Equator.     Du  Chaillu.     97. 

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AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Wilkins.    In  Colonial  Times.     197. 
William  Henry  Letters,  The.    Diaz.     110. 
Williston.    Japanese  Fairy  Tales.    66. 
Wilson,  C.  D.    The  Story  of  the  Cid.     153. 
Wilson,  G.  L.    Myths  of  the  Red  Children.     53, 
Wireless  Telegraphy.     St.  John.     223. 
Wonder  Book,  A.     Hawthorne.    79. 
Wonder  Clock,  The.     Pyle.     84. 
Wonder  Tales  from  Wagner.     Chapin.     150. 
Wonderful  Adventures  of  Nils,  The.     Lagerlof.    82. 
Wood.    A  Natural  History  for  Young  People.     108. 
Wood-Allen.    The   Man  Wonderful,  or   the  Marvels 

of  Our  Bodily  Dwelling.     211. 
Woodpeckers,  The.     Eckstorm.     132. 
Woodworking  for  Beginners.     Wheeler.     114. 
Woolsey.    See  Coolidge. 
World,  The.    Hope.     122. 
Wright,  H.  C.     Children's  Stories  in  American  History. 

76. 

Children's  Stories  of  the  Great  Scientists.     176. 
Wright,  M.  O.     Gray  Lady  and  the  Birds.     108. 
Wyss.    The  Swiss  Family  Robinson.     113. 

Yonge.     The  Dove  in  the  Eagle's  Nest.     231. 

The  Little  Duke.     113. 
Young  Citizen,  The.     Dole.     144. 
Young  Folks'  Book  of  American  Explorers.    Higginson. 

210. 
Young  Folks'  Cyclopaedia  of  Common  Things,  The. 

Champlin.     87. 
Young  Folks'  Cyclopaedia  of  Literature  and  Art,  The. 

Champlin.     177. 
Young  Folks'  Cyclopaedia  of  Persons  and  Places,  The. 

Champlin.     94. 
Young  Folks'  History  of  the  United  States.    Higginson. 

174. 

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AUTHOR     AND     TITLE     INDEX 

Young  Folks'  History  of  the  War  for  the  Union.    Cham- 

plin.     201. 
Young  Macedonian  in  the  Army  of  Alexander  the 

Great,  A.     Church.     190. 
Young  People's  History  of  Holland.     Griffis,     173. 

Zimrnern.     Greek  History  for  Young  Readers.     17C. 

Zitkala-Sa.     Old  Indian  Legends.     85. 

Zollinger.    The  Widow  O'Callaghan's  Boys.     139. 


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Key  to  Publishers 

Key  Word 

ALTEMUS  —  Henry  Altemus  Co.,  Philadelphia. 

AMERICAN  BAPTIST  —  American  Baptist  Publication 
Society,  Philadelphia. 

AMERICAN  BOOK  —  American  Book  Co.,  New  York. 

AMERICAN  THRESHERMAN  —  American  Thresherman, 
Madison,  Wisconsin. 

AMERICAN  UNITARIAN  ASSOCIATION  —  American  Uni- 
tarian Association,  Boston. 

APPLETON  —  D.  Appleton  &  Co.,  New  York. 

BAKER  —  The  Baker  &  Taylor  Co.,  New  York. 

BURT--  A.  L.  Burt  Co.,  New  York. 

CASSELL  —  Cassell  &  Co.,  New  York. 

CENTURY  —  The  Century  Co.,  New  York. 

CROWELL  —  Thomas  Y.  Crowell  &  Co.,  New  York. 

DE  WOLFE  -De  Wolfe,  Fiske  &  Co.,  Boston. 

DoDD--Dodd,  Mead  &  Co.,  New  York. 

DOUBLEDAY  —  Doubleday,  Page  &  Co.,  New  York. 

DUFFIELD  —  Duffield  &  Co.,  New  York. 

BUTTON  -  -  E.  P.  Button  &  Co.,  New  York. 

EDUCATIONAL  —  Educational  Publishing  Co.,  Boston. 

ESTES  —  Bana  Estes  &  Co.,  Boston. 

EXCELSIOR  PUBLISHING  —  Excelsior  Publishing  House, 
New  York. 

GINN  —  Ginn  &  Co.,  Boston. 

HARPER  —  Harper  &  Bros.,  New  York. 

HEATH  -  -  B.  C.  Heath  &  Co.,  Boston. 

HOLT  --  Henry  Holt  &  Co.,  New  York. 

HOUGHTON  —  Houghton,  Mifflin  Co.,  Boston. 

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KEY     TO     PUBLISHERS 

Key  Word 

JACOBS  —  George  W.  Jacobs  &  Co.,  Philadelphia. 
KEGAN  PAUL  —  Kegan  Paul,  Trench,  Trubner  &  Co., 

London. 

LANE  —  John  Lane  Co.,  New  York. 
LIPPINCOTT —  J.  B.  Lippincott  Co.,  Philadelphia. 
LITTLE  —  Little,  Brown  &  Co.,  Boston. 
LONGMANS  —  Longmans,  Green  &  Co.,  New  York. 
LOTHROP  —  Lothrop,  Lee  &  Shepard  Co.,  Boston. 
MACMILLAN  —  The  Macmillan  Co.,  New  York. 
McCujRG  —  A.  C.  McClurg  &  Co.,  Chicago. 
McDoNOUGH — Joseph  McDonough,  Albany,  N.  Yt 
McKAY  -  -  David  McKay,  Philadelphia. 
MOFFAT  —  Moffat,  Yard  &  Co.,  New  York. 
MUNN  —  Munn  &  Co.,  New  York. 
NELSON  —  Thomas  Nelson  &  Sons,  New  York. 
NEWSON  —  Newson  &  Co.,  New  York. 
NUTT — David  Nutt,  London. 
PAGE  —  L.  C.  Page  &  Co.,  Boston. 
PUTNAM  —  G.  P.  Putnam's  Sons,  New  York. 
RAND  -  -  Rand,  McNally  £  Co.,  Chicago. 
REVELL  —  Fleming  H.  Revell  Co.,  New  York. 
REVIEW  —  Review  of  Reviews  Office,  London. 
RUSSELL  —  R.  H.  Russell,  New  York. 
S.    P.    C.    K.  —  Society    for    Promoting    Christian 

Knowledge,  London. 

SCEIBNEB  —  Charles  Scribner's  Sons,  New  York. 
SILVER  —  Silver,  Burdett  &  Co.,  New  York. 
SMALL  —  Small,  Maynard  &  Co.,  Boston. 
ST.  JOHN  —  Thomas  Matthew  St.  John,  New  York. 
STECHERT  —  G.  E.  Stechert  &  Co.,  New  York. 
STOKES  —  Frederick  A.  Stokes  Co.,  New  York. 
WARNE  —  Frederick  Warne  &  Co.,  New  York. 
WILDE  —  W.  A.  Wilde  Co.,  Boston. 


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